Clinical Nurse-Mount Sinai Hospital- Full Time- Nights- KCC 4/5S

About the role

The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.
• Affirms and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN who is matriculated in a BSN Program with a graduation date within the year.
• Any Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN with Nursing experience must be approved by the CNO.
• Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.
• Name: Basic Life Saver (BCLS) Issuing Agency: AHA Certification: NRP (Labor and Delivery, NICU dept)
• Certification: ACLS (in ED; PACU/ASU; ICUs; Telemetry Units; SDU; IR, Interventional Cardiology (CCL/EP/Echo); L&D; Endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology)
• Certification: PALS (in ED; PACU; Endoscopy; IR; Peds ICU, and APNs Pediatric Oncology depts.)

Skills

Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert. Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others. Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs. Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives. Serves as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students. Advances as a clinical leader through acting in the charge role, as a patient throughput facilitator and resource person for the unit/clinical service area. Articulates the values of research and evidence-based practice and its application to nursing practice and the environment of care. Contributes to the profession of nursing through participation in professional organizations.

Benefits

Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Pay

$64.8517 - $64.8517 Hourly

Schedule

Actual schedules vary based on operational need.