ICU Registered Nurse
New York, New York
The Mount Sinai Hospital

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: ICU Nursing
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to ICU patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans, prioritize patient needs, and educate patients and caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care using Relationship Centered Care principles 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, and discharge planning.
• 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

• Facilitate patient-centered care activities such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication reviews, and discharge wrap-ups.
• 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 and family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice activities.
• Identify and escalate safety hazards or gaps in best practices.
• Document nursing practice 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.
• Use cost-effective approaches to patient care resources.
• 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 respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including 2 years in critical care or telemetry
• Travel experience preferred but not required for per diem roles
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation

Unit and Schedule Details

• Average Unit Census: 8 patients
• Staffing Ratio: 1 nurse to 2 patients
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each per week, every other weekend, variable shifts

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)