Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) – Contract

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks (89 days)
Shift: Day shift, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM, 11.5 hours per shift, 3 days per week, every other week schedule including weekends

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) using evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. Support patient and family education, promote health, and ensure smooth transitions of care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on professional practice models and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team 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 professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• 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 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 promptly and escalate when necessary.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety in cardiac surgery ICU patients.
• Participate in process improvement, peer review, and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure patient safety.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care regarding equipment, staff, and supplies.
• 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 professional communication and ethical decision-making.
• Encourage lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils and committees.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience within the last year
• Experience in Post Open Heart and Cardiac Care Unit

Unit Information

• Average unit census: 17 patients
• Staffing ratio guideline: 1 nurse to 2-3 patients
• Schedule includes weekends

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses seeking a contract role with a focus on high-acuity post open heart surgery care in a fast-paced environment.