Travel Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
Nyc, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Registered Nurse (RN) - Rehabilitation Contract Position

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Rehab Nursing with Mechanical Ventilation Experience
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide patient-centered nursing care in a rehabilitation setting, applying evidence-based practice and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care. Emphasis on Relationship Centered Care, patient education, safety, and quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on professional practice models, nursing theory, research, and organizational standards.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices such as Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, and Discharge Wrap Up.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand and improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to escalate safety hazards or gaps in best practices.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care 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 level.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils and committees.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Associate Degree in Nursing considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.

Licensure & Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State, in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA).

Experience

• Minimum 2 years RN experience.
• Minimum 2 years rehabilitation nursing experience including mechanical ventilation.
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred.
• Travel nursing experience preferred but not required for per diem positions.

Work Schedule

• 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

Unit Information

• Average unit census: 21 patients
• Beds per unit: 25

This position is ideal for experienced rehabilitation nurses with strong clinical skills, a commitment to patient-centered care, and a desire to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment.