Emergency Department Registered Nurse (Trauma & Pediatric)
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Morningside

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Department (ED)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Emergency Department (ED) Nurse
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

Job Summary

As a Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department, you will provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice to patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using Relationship Centered Care principles and the nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs, applying critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, disease prevention, and transitions of care.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Manage assignments within a Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model and allocate resources effectively.

Patient Experience

• Model Relationship Centered Care through activities 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 and improve patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patient/family concerns and escalate as appropriate.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
• Support staff in evidence-based practices to enhance patient care experience.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers or opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge essential for quality and safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on evidence and institutional procedures.
• 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 standards.
• Apply high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors and maintain a safe environment.
• Escalate safety hazards or practice gaps following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice using institutional IT systems to support quality and performance improvement.

This role is ideal for nurses seeking a contract position in a fast-paced Emergency Department setting, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.