Oncology Registered Nurse
New York, New York
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Registered Nurse - Oncology (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Oncology Nursing
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 52 weeks (1 year)

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to oncology patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice within a cancer center setting.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care and nursing process principles.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary 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, transitions, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare 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 and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate patient/family concerns appropriately.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers or opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety in oncology nursing.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer/institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure patient safety.
• Escalate safety hazards or gaps according to institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure adequate supplies and inventory for patient care.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Practice cost-effective patient care resource management.
• Document thoroughly in compliance with hospital, 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 caring, respect, compassion, and empathy.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current NYS Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including medicine and chemotherapy experience
• 1 year travel nursing experience preferred for travel positions (not required for per diem)
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred

Unit Information

• Average Unit Census: 35 patients
• Unit Size: 36 beds
• Typical Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (3x12)

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized oncology setting with a focus on high-quality patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional growth.