Travel Nurse RN - Infusion
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside - Ambulatory Care Center

Registered Nurse

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 9 weeks (61 days ≈ 9 weeks)
Shift: 10-hour day shifts, 4 days per week

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice to a designated group of patients and their families. Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver nursing care using critical thinking and assessment skills.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, respecting cultural diversity and individual preferences.
• Perform Purposeful Hourly Rounding addressing key patient needs.
• Facilitate patient-centered care practices such as bedside shift reports and medication reviews.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate patient concerns appropriately.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Escalate safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing care accurately to support quality and performance initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and staffing needs with nursing leadership.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Ensure cost-effective use of resources.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues and contribute to a positive environment of care.
• Advance clinical competence and demonstrate ethical decision-making.
• Engage in lifelong learning, specialty practice councils, and nursing committees.

Required Qualifications

• Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
• Oncology/Infusion experience required.
• Chemo/immunotherapy or Biotherapy provider card required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system highly preferred.

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is required for travel positions (minimum 1 year travel experience). Not required for per diem roles.