Staff Nurse- Medical/Surgical Float Pool-Mount Sinai West- Full Time- Night Shift

 

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 Title: Staff Nurse- Medical/Surgical Float Pool-Mount Sinai West- Full Time- Night Shift

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 

 Responsible for the care activities and goal achievements of assigned patients by assessing, diagnosing, planning and intervening in actual or potential health problems and evaluating patient's response to care. Responsible health teaching and discharge planning. Acts as a member of a designated care team and collaborates, coordinates and guides team members in planning patient care activities. Demonstrates behaviors, which reflect the scientific knowledge, judgment and teaching skills of a professional nurse.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities                                                                                                               

1. Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview, examination, observation and review of records of the patient               
2. Ensures that the patient’s progress, or lack of progress, is reflected in progress notes and in the revised care plans                     
3. Discharge planning consistent with the patient’s status and reflects inter-departmental and inter-agency communication                
4. Communicates information to the patient based on the patient’s level of awareness and readiness to learn                  
5. Supports orientation of new staff members by observing professional behaviors, providing feedback to the staff member and by acting as a preceptor, role model and a resource person                             
6. Functions as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.                  
7. Patient care assignments reflecting an awareness of patient needs and skill level of personnel                          
8. Organization of provision of care to meets priority needs of patients and unit                       
9. Communicates condition of patients and unit requiring additional intervention to the leadership person in the relevant discipline                        
10. Participates in the development of other staff members                
11. Communicates with peers in an appraisal of practice as it relates to self and other nursing personnel                          
12. Reflects a collaborative effort in meeting the needs of the patient and unit through communication and nursing actions                       
13. Provides direction, assistance and support                          
14. Assumes accountability and responsibility for completion and quality of assigned tasks                
15. Identifies and communicates to immediate supervisor the need for further staff education             
16. Reflects awareness of authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels by communication with nursing leadership                
17. Seeks and utilizes nursing leaders as role models and resource persons                  
18. Reflects collaborative effort in meeting patient and unit needs by communication with other disciplines                             
19. Reflects the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the Hospital Center in communication and interaction with families and other groups

Requirements: 

Graduation from an accredited Nursing program.  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or active matriculation in a Bachelors Degree in Nursing Program preferred.

At least one year of acute RN Experience required.

Medical/ Surgical RN experience- Medical Surgical Float Pool experience highly preferred

BLS certification required/ ACLS certification preferred                 

Microsoft Office Suite Basic Computer Skills        

Moderate Level of Physical Activity Required    

Moderate Physical Activity (e.g., occasional to prolonged standing, lifting, bending, filing, typing, etc.)

Exposure to Infectious Materials (e.g., fluids, solids, tissue and/or other waste products)

Current New York State Registered Nurse/ RN License (or willingness and eligibility to obtain)

 

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