Per Diem Registered Nurse-Breast Surgery-Staten Island, NY-Day- Offsite

Per Diem Registered Nurse-Breast Surgery-Staten Island, NY-Day- Offsite 

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.

• Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration with members of the health care team and in accordance with institutional policies and regulatory agency requirements.             
• 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.              
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, significant others, and members of the health care team about the patient's plan of care.                  
• Participates in performance improvement, nursing quality, nursing research activities and utilizes same in clinical practice.                   
• Participates in the design, measurement, and assessment of care related structures, processes, and outcomes to improve the quality of patient care.                   
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and the delivery of safe, competent patient care.                
• Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and consumer oriented environment.            
• Respects and values each patient's unique, individual needs, beliefs, and diversity and incorporates these into planning and delivery of care.                   
• Collaborates with members of the health care team, the patient, and significant others to plan and implement the patient's care.             
• Coordinates discharge planning from the day of admission to day of discharge or transfer to alternate care continuum. Conducts discharge phone calls on selected patients.          
• Performs charge responsibilities, as assigned.

• 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.
• Must have relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice; new graduates possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
• Name: Registered Nurse Issuing Agency: Department of Health / Office of Professions
• Name: Basic Life Saver (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA or Red Cross

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $48.00 - $48.00 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 939 - MS Cancer Network - OFFS, Mount Sinai Hospital

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