Telemetry Registered Nurse
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

Registered Nurse - Telemetry (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 9 weeks

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients on a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit. Deliver care based on nursing theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational standards. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and evaluate patient care plans.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Deliver nursing care integrating assessment and intervention skills.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• 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.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and active listening in all interactions.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to escalate safety hazards or gaps in best practices.
• Document nursing care accurately to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and staffing needs with nursing leadership.
• Promote cost-effective use of resources.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence and nursing expertise.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, and effective communication.
• Engage in lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Participate in shared decision-making through committees and unit initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Minimum 2 years of Medical-Surgical/Telemetry nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Critical Care Float experience
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience (for Travel positions)

Work Schedule

• Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM (11.5 hours)
• Average weekly hours: 34.5
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each, including weekends required
• Patient-to-nurse staffing ratio: 5:1
• Unit census: Approximately 22 patients
• Unit beds: 24

Specialty Skills

• Patient care management
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Telemetry nursing
• Critical care nursing
• Patient assessment and education
• Modified primary nursing model
• Evidence-based practice and process improvement
• Charge nurse responsibilities

This position is ideal for experienced telemetry RNs seeking a contract role with opportunities to engage in quality improvement and professional development on a busy Med Surg/Telemetry unit.