Neonatal ICU Nurse
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

NICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Unit: NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to neonatal patients and their families, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice within a collaborative interdisciplinary team.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices (e.g., Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding).
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient/family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement and evidence-based strategies.
• Participate in peer and institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards per protocol.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource utilization.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Maintain a professional image demonstrating caring and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License required.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Minimum 2 years NICU nursing experience required.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience required.
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.

Work Environment

• Average unit census: 18 patients
• Unit beds: 21
• Staffing guidelines vary
• Typical schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each (3x12)

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity NICU setting, providing specialized neonatal care within a supportive and collaborative healthcare environment.