ICU Registered Nurse
Nyc, New York
Mount Sinai West

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY

Facility

• Mount Sinai Health System - 1000 10th Ave, New York, NY

Position Overview

The Clinical Nurse (RN) provides safe, competent, quality care to ICU patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. This role involves direct patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education, and participation in quality and safety initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care 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 interdisciplinary healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care 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 healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care practices (e.g., Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding).
• 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, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential for quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice, and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Report safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice using institutional IT systems to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with management to ensure adequate supplies and inventory.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource utilization.
• Document accurately in compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• 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 respect and empathy.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils, committees, and unit initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years critical care/telemetry experience
• Travel experience preferred but not required for Per Diem positions
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred

Unit Information

• Average Unit Census: 8 patients
• Staffing Ratio: 1 nurse to 2 patients
• Schedule: 3x12 hour shifts, every other weekend, variable shifts

This position is ideal for experienced ICU nurses seeking to work in a high-quality, patient-centered environment within a leading health system.