Pediatric Step-Down RN
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Kravis Childrens Hospital

Pediatric Step Down RN - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

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

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care through admission welcome, bedside shift report, purposeful rounding, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and collaboration with MD/RN.
• 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.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff use of evidence-based practices to improve patient care.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding addressing key patient needs (the 4 Ps).

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care; identify and escalate barriers and improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge essential to quality and safety for pediatric step down patients.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional and evidence-based standards.
• Participate in peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Contribute to compliance with quality and safety measures.
• Apply high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors and ensure patient safety.
• Escalate safety hazards or practice gaps following institutional protocols.
• Utilize electronic documentation systems to support quality and performance improvement.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current New York State RN license.
• Relevant pediatric nursing experience required.
• New graduates must have current knowledge of nursing process and application.
• PALS, BLS, and ACLS certifications required.
• Strong interpersonal skills, effective communication, teamwork, and critical thinking abilities.
• Proficient in English (reading, writing, speaking, understanding).
• Physical ability to care for acutely ill patients including walking, standing, lifting, stooping, pushing, and quick response.
• Manual dexterity for clinical procedures such as venipuncture, urinary catheterization, and CPR.
• Ability to use electronic medical records and data entry systems proficiently.
• Physical and mental health to manage a broad variety of pediatric diagnoses and behaviors daily.