Staff Nurse - PICU - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full Time Nights

Clinical Nurse

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 include:

• Delivering 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.
• Assessing and evaluating patient care needs and applying critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrating relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritizing all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educating 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.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Managing assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrating allocation of material resources effectively.

Patient Experience includes:

• Role modeling the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of the following actions including, but not limited to, Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP (High Risk Medications, Equipment, Lines, Drains, Airway, Pain and Plan of Care), AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
• Considering the patients values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Using evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patient's perceptions of care.
• Initiating service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalating to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Administrator or Patient Relations as needed.
• Demonstrating caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.
• Supporting staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patient's perceptions of care.
• Conducting Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.

Quality and Safety includes:

• Practicing safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrating clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
• Implementing process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures.
• Engaging in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies.
• Contributing to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Implementing principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
• Escalating potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol.
• Utilizing institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Operations includes:

• Performing charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinating with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Administrator to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
• Escalating material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrator.
• Demonstrating patient focused and cost-effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources.
• Documenting in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care.
• Facilitating patient throughput on a shift basis.

Professional Development includes:

• Contributing to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team.
• Advancing clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.
• Projecting a professional image to colleagues and communicating with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy.
• Incorporating ethical principles into decision making for patient and family.
• Encouraging and demonstrating a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others.
• Acquiring knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs.
• Participating in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives.
• Serving as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students.
• Advancing as a clinical leader through acting in the charge role, as a patient throughput facilitator and resource person for the unit/clinical service area.
• Articulating the values of research and evidence-based practice and its application to nursing practice and the environment of care.
• Contributing to the profession of nursing through participation in professional organizations.

Qualifications include:

• 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
• BLS and PALS from the American Heart Association
• 1 year of inpatient RN experience required (Pediatric or ICU experience preferred)

Collective bargaining unit: NYSNA-MSH

Employer Description: Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes