Neurosurgical Registered Nurse
Nyc, New York
Mount Sinai West

Registered Nurse - Neuro Surgical Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in the Neuro Surgical Unit, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice within a collaborative interdisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient 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 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 professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model and allocate resources effectively.

Patient Experience

• Model Relationship Centered Care through activities 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 therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns and escalate as appropriate.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff in evidence-based patient care practices.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers or opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on evidence and institutional standards.
• Participate in peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Contribute to compliance with quality and safety measures.
• Apply high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors and maintain a safe environment.
• Escalate safety hazards or practice gaps following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice using institutional IT systems to support quality and performance improvement.

Contract Length

Approximately 13 weeks (89 days rounded to 13 weeks).