Staff Nurse - Pediatric Hem/Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital - Per Diem Days

divh2Per Diem Clinical Nurse/h2pThe Per Diem 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./ph3Responsibilities/h3pPatient Care/pulliDelivers 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./liliAssesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management./liliIntegrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care./liliCollaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care./liliPrioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate./liliEducates 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./liliCommunicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team./liliManages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively./li/ulpPatient Experience/pulliRole models 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, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration./liliEstablishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family./liliUses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care./liliInitiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed./liliDemonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions./liliSupports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care./liliConducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps./li/ulpQuality and Safety/pulliPractices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement./liliDemonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served./liliImplements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures./liliEngages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes./liliCollaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies./liliContributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures./liliImplements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients./liliEscalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol./liliUtilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives./li/ulpOperations/pulliPerforms charge nurse duties as assigned./liliCoordinates 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./liliEscalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager./liliDemonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources./liliDocuments in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care./li/ulpProfessional Development/pulliContributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team./liliAdvances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert./liliProjects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy./liliIncorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family./liliEncourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others./liliAcquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs./liliParticipates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives./liliServes as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students./liliAdvances as a clinical leader through acting in the charge role, as a patient throughput facilitator and resource person for the unit/clinical service area./liliArticulates the values of research and evidence-based practice and its application to nursing practice and the environment of care./liliContributes to the profession of nursing through participation in professional organizations./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3ulliGraduation from an accredited Nursing program. Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN)/liliAssociates Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN who is matriculated in a BSN Program with a graduation date within the year./liliAny Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN with Nursing experience must be approved by the CNO./liliRelevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application/liliLicensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State/liliBLS and PALS from the American Heart Association/lili2 years of Pediatric Hem/Onc RN experience required/li/ul/div