Travel Hemodialysis Registered Nurse
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Hemodialysis (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Hemodialysis Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality care to patients in an inpatient hemodialysis unit. Deliver nursing care based on theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational standards. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and evaluate patient care plans.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient 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 members on care planning and evaluation.
• 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 teams.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices such as bedside shift reports, purposeful 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.
• Address patient and 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 strategies and participate in peer reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards according to protocol.
• Document nursing practice to support quality and performance initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to care and resource utilization.
• 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 empathy and respect.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• Minimum 2 years experience in Hemodialysis and Medical-Surgical nursing
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Ability to work a 3x12 schedule including weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts
• Staffing ratio guideline: 1 nurse to 2 patients

Additional Information

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Prior travel experience is required for travel positions (1 year travel experience), but not required for per diem roles

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized inpatient hemodialysis unit with a focus on quality, safety, and patient-centered care within a collaborative interdisciplinary team.