Operating Room RN
New York City, New York
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (OR) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Contract Staffing (Supplier Sourced)
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care in the Operating Room setting, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice to a designated patient population. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans, prioritize patient needs, and educate patients and caregivers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care based on professional nursing models and standards.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members on care planning and evaluation.
• 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 care teams.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care practices such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication reviews, and discharge planning.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, 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 and evidence-based practice activities.
• Follow institutional protocols to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure a safe environment.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management for patient care.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care approaches.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Maintain thorough and compliant documentation.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert level.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, and effective communication.
• Encourage lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty practice councils and nursing committees.

Required Qualifications

• Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room experience, including scrub and circulate roles.
• BLS, ACLS, CNOR, and PALS certifications required.
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred.
• Flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is required for travel positions (minimum 1 year travel experience); not required for per diem roles.