Operating Room RN
New York City, New York
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Shift: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Hours: 9 hours/day, 38 hours/week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care in the Operating Room setting, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice to a designated patient population. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans, prioritize patient needs, and educate patients and caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing 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 members on care planning and evaluation.
• 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 teams.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-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 patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to escalate safety hazards.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care resource utilization.
• 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 compassion and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty practice councils and nursing committees.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State
• Minimum 2 years of Operating Room (OR) experience, including within the last year
• One year or more of total travel nursing experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Eye, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), ENT Surgery, Plastic, and Plastic Surgery cases

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not required for this position.
• The role emphasizes patient-centered care, quality and safety, and professional development within the OR specialty.