Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Surgery ICU (CSICU) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: RN - CSICU (Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit)
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

As a Clinical Nurse in the CSICU, you will provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to a designated group of patients and their families. Your role will be grounded in nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice, focusing on critical cardiac care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs, applying critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills specific to cardiac surgery patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop 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, 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 when necessary.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to cardiac 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 care 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 and patient-focused use of resources.
• 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 specialty practice councils, nursing committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License required.
• BLS certification required.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including at least 2 years in Post Open Heart and Cardiac Care Unit.
• Travel nursing experience preferred but not required for per diem roles.
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.

Work Schedule & Unit Information

• Unit: Cardiac Surgery ICU with an average census of 26 beds.
• Staffing ratio: 1 nurse to 2-3 patients.
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, including weekends.

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months).

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses seeking a contract role in a high-acuity, academic medical center environment with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in quality and safety initiatives.