Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Rehab
New York, New York
Mount Sinai West

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Rehab Unit

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Med Surg/Rehab
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and their families in a Med Surg/Rehab setting.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care and nursing process based on theory, research, and evidence-based practice.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs, applying critical thinking in management.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams 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 effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices 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 and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Address patient and family concerns 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 improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Participate in process improvement, peer reviews, and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards according to protocol.
• Document nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with leadership to ensure adequate supplies and staffing.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to care.
• 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.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with caring and respect.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Qualifications & Skills

• NYS Registered Nurse License required
• BLS and CRRN Med/Surg certifications
• Minimum 2 years of rehab and med/surg nursing experience
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• Travel experience preferred for travel positions (not required for Per Diem)
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred

Unit Information

• Average Unit Census: 18 patients
• Unit Beds: 24
• Staffing Ratio: 1 nurse to 6 patients
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each, weekends required

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic Med Surg/Rehab environment with a focus on quality patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional growth.