Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
New York City, New York
Mount Sinai Health System - 1440-1458 Madison Ave

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (L&D) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Labor & Delivery Nursing
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 9 weeks

Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to women and children based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage patient care and improve outcomes.

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 in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate 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

• Model Relationship Centered Care through admission welcome, bedside shift reports, purposeful rounding, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and collaboration with physicians.
• 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, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff in evidence-based patient care practices.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding addressing key patient needs.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer and institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, and nursing research.
• Contribute to compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Apply 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 level.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with respect and empathy.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to role and patient population.
• Participate in shared decision-making through committees and unit initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years intrapartum experience
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

This position is ideal for experienced Labor & Delivery nurses seeking a contract role in a dynamic women and children's healthcare setting.