Cardiac Surgery ICU Registered Nurse
Nyc, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)

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

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on 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 effectively 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, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Implement process improvement and evidence-based strategies.
• Participate in peer and institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure adequate supplies and inventory.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource management.
• Document thoroughly in compliance with 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 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, committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years in Post Open Heart and Cardiac Care Unit
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Travel experience of 1 year preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)

Work Environment

• Unit census averages 17 patients
• 26 beds in the unit
• Staffing ratio approximately 1:2
• 12-hour shifts with weekend requirements

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses seeking a contract role in a high-acuity, collaborative environment focused on quality patient care and professional growth.