Travel Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse

New York, New York

Salary Details: $2380.00 a week

 Mount Sinai Health System - 1176 5th Ave
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    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • NYS RN/LPN License
    Job Details
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Assesses 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.
  • Role models the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of actions including 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.
  • Considers the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care.
  • Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
  • Uses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
  • Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to management as needed.
  • Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.
  • Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
  • Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.
  • Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
  • Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
  • Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
  • Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies.
  • Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
  • Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
  • Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol.
  • Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.
  • Coordinates with management to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
  • Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to management.
  • Demonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources.
  • Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care.
  • Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis.
  • Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team.
  • 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.
    Job Requirements
  • NYS RN/LPN License
  • BLS
  • 2 years of ambulatory experience
  • Minimum 2 years RN/LPN experience
  • 1 year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions
  • EPIC experience highly preferred
    Schedule Information
  • Schedule 3x12
    Additional Details
  • Ambulatory Care Nursing - Mount Sinai Hospital Duties Continued
Date Posted: 10 May 2025
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