Labor & Delivery RN
New York, New York
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Labor & Delivery) - Contract

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Labor & Delivery (L&D)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to women and children based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to manage patient care and improve outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver care using Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs; apply critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with 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, 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.
• Address patient/family concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Implement process improvement and evidence-based strategies.
• Participate in peer and institutional review processes.
• 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 supply and inventory management with 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.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with respect and empathy.
• Apply 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.

Required Qualifications

• Current NYS Registered Nurse (RN) License
• BLS, ACLS, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications required
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years intrapartum experience
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

Preferred Experience

• Travel nursing experience (1 year) preferred but not required for per diem positions

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic Women & Children's Services environment, focusing on high-quality, patient-centered labor and delivery nursing care.