Travel Nurse RN - PCU - $2,247 per week in New York City, NY

Job Title: Clinical Nurse - RN Job Specialty: Stepdown / Med Surg Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shift, 7 PM - 7:30 AM, every other weekend required Guaranteed Hours: 34.50 Experience: Minimum 2 years of Stepdown / Med Surg experience required License: Registered Nurse (RN) Certifications: - Basic Life Support (BLS) Must-Have: - Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred. - Associate degree in nursing considered with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program. - 2 years of cardiology, tele, VAD experience. - EPIC experience highly preferred. Job Description: - Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based on theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards. - Assess and evaluate patient care needs, and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management. - Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care. - Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care. - Prioritize all aspects of patient care, including teaching, rounding, coaching, planning after hospital care, and delegating to others as appropriate. - Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease. - Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. - Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrate the allocation of material resources effectively. - Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through actions such as Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, and Purposeful Hourly Rounding. - Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, considering their values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs. - Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care. - Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions. - Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement. - Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice activities. - Utilize institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives. - Perform charge nurse duties as assigned. - Coordinate with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care. - Demonstrate patient-focused and cost-effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies, and all other resources. - Document in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements and standards of care. - Facilitate patient throughput on a shift basis. - Contribute to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members. - Advance clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert. - Project a professional image to colleagues and communicate with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, and empathy. - Incorporate ethical principles into decision-making for patients and families. - Encourage and demonstrate a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning, and innovation for self and others. - Acquire knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty, and local and/or global health community needs. - Participate in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.

Location: New York City, NY, US

Posted Date: 3/10/2025