Travel Nurse RN - Interventional Radiology
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

Registered Nurse – Interventional Radiology (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)
Shift: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (12-hour shifts, 8 shifts per pay period, staggered)
Schedule Requirements: Weekdays, weekends, holidays, and on-call coverage required
Unit Size: 6 pre/post procedure bays + 5 procedure rooms

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to patients in the Interventional Radiology unit, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in care delivery.
• Collaborate with 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 professionally with patients, families, and team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered actions 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.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and escalate barriers or risks.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety and quality.
• Implement process improvement and 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 following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate material or staffing shortages appropriately.
• Apply 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.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with empathy and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils and committees.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of Interventional Radiology nursing experience within the last year
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification

Additional Information

• Staffing guidelines vary
• Unit involves a mix of procedure and pre/post procedure care bays
• Role requires flexibility for weekend, holiday, and on-call shifts

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with a strong background in Interventional Radiology nursing seeking a contract role with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in quality and patient-centered care initiatives.