Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
New York City, New York
Mount Sinai Health System - 1440-1458 Madison Ave

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (L&D) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Labor & Delivery Nursing
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to women and children based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered care in a Labor & Delivery setting.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate 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 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 patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer/institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Report safety hazards or gaps according to institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure adequate supplies and staffing.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource management.
• Document accurately and thoroughly per regulatory and legal standards.
• 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 and communicate with caring, respect, and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to role, specialty, and community needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years intrapartum experience
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each

Preferred Experience

• 1 year travel nursing experience (for travel positions)

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic Women & Children's Services environment, focusing on high-quality, patient-centered Labor & Delivery nursing care.