Stepdown/Cardiology Telemetry RN (VAD)
Nyc, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown Unit (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Stepdown / Cardiology / Telemetry / VAD

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to a designated group of patients and their families, applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice within a stepdown unit setting.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop 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 healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within 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 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, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Participate in process improvement, peer review, and quality initiatives.
• 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 accurately 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.
• 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, committees, and unit initiatives.

Requirements

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• At least 2 years experience in cardiology, telemetry, and VAD care
• EPIC experience highly preferred
• Travel experience (1 year) preferred for travel positions; not required for per diem

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with cardiology and telemetry expertise seeking a contract role in a stepdown unit environment.