Travel Nurse RN - CVOR
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 14 weeks (96 days)
Shift: Day shift, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM, 11.5 hours per shift, 3 days per week, every other weekend required
Unit Census: Average 26 beds
Staffing Ratio: 1 nurse to 2-3 patients

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) using evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. Support patient and family education, promote health, and ensure smooth transitions of care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on professional practice models and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to develop and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care practices such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication reviews, and discharge wrap-ups.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to improve patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety in the CSICU population.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Follow institutional protocols to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure a safe environment.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Use cost-effective approaches to patient care resources.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Maintain thorough and compliant documentation.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert level.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical decision-making, and effective communication.
• Encourage lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Participate in specialty practice councils, nursing committees, and unit initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including within the last year
• Cardiology experience

Additional Information

• Schedule includes weekends every other week
• Unit size and staffing guidelines support a focused patient care environment

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses seeking a contract role with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in quality and safety initiatives.