Outpatient Ambulatory Care RN
New York, New York
Mount Sinai-Union Square

Job Opportunity: RN - Outpatient (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Registered Nurse - Outpatient Ambulatory Care

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to ambulatory care patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans, prioritize patient needs, and educate patients and caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

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

Patient Experience

• Role model 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer/institutional reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice 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 patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to resource utilization.
• Document accurately and thoroughly per regulatory and legal standards.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Project a professional image demonstrating caring, respect, compassion, and empathy.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Encourage lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relevant to role, patient population, and specialty.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Requirements

• Licensure: NYS RN or LPN License required
• Certifications: BLS required
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years RN/LPN experience required
  • Minimum 2 years ambulatory care experience required
  • Prior travel experience required: 1 year travel experience required for travel positions (not required for per diem)
• Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
  • Associate degree in nursing considered with relevant experience or active enrollment in BSN program
• Preferred Skills: EPIC experience highly preferred

Schedule

• 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

This position is ideal for experienced ambulatory care nurses seeking a contract role in a dynamic outpatient setting with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in quality improvement initiatives.