Breast Surgery Office Practice - Registered Nurse- Staten Island, NY-Full Time-Day-Offsite

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Breast Surgery Office Practice - Registered Nurse - Staten Island - Days

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.

• Location: 1441 South Ave, Staten Island NY
• Schedule: Days (Monday- Friday, no weekends or holidays)

 

• Assesses and evaluates patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered and applies sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions.
• Provides direct, continuous, (where applicable), care for a specific caseload of patients through application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, and approved Department of Nursing and institutional standards.
• Coordinates patient care activities, based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning, and directs/delegates appropriately to members of the health care team
• Participates in performance improvement, nursing quality, nursing research activities and utilizes same in clinical practice.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and the delivery of safe, competent patient care.
• Maintains clinical competence and is responsible for own professional growth and development along the continuum from advanced beginner to expert.
• Functions as a professional role model and preceptor for students, new hires, and staff. Supports the mission, philosophy, standards, and objectives of the institution and department.
• RN in Breast Surgery practice supports MD– tasks include but are not limited to: 
• Seeing new, f/u and post-op patients in collaboration with MD
• Preparing charts in advance of visits 
• Order prep entry (e.g., for radiology, labs and other procedures)
• Clinical prep and planning for surgical patients
• Telephone triage and patient clinical call management; rx orders; etc.
• Additional tasks include:
• Patient triage, vitals, assessment and rooming
• Clinical exam prep for new and f/u patients prior to providers seeing patients 
• Surgical teaching/coordination 
• Sends genetic testing samples
• Surgical experience required
• Requires great organization skills, detail oriented

• Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing. Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing hired prior to January 1995. Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing with current matriculation in a BSN program with graduation date within one year of hire will be considered by the Clinical Director of Nursing. (Requires NYS RN license)
• BLS
• Must have relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice; new graduates possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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“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 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school