Perioperative Endoscopy RN
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Kravis Childrens Hospital

Registered Nurse - Endoscopy (Perioperative Services)

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)
Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (3x12)

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in perioperative/endoscopy settings, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care principles and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on care planning and evaluation.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate professionally 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/family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff in evidence-based patient care practices.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding addressing key patient needs (the 4 Ps).

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers or risks.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvements based on evidence and institutional standards.
• Participate in peer and institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Report safety hazards or practice gaps per 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 staffing.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective, patient-focused use of resources.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Maintain thorough, compliant documentation.

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 respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Foster lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including ambulatory and post-procedural care
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Travel experience required for travel positions (not required for per diem)

This role is ideal for experienced RNs seeking a perioperative/endoscopy contract position with a focus on quality patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional growth.