Staff Nurse- Cardiothoracic OR - Mount Sinai Hospital-PER DIEM

<br><b>Description</b><p>The (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.</p><br><b>Responsibilities</b><p><strong><u>Patient Care</u></strong></p>
<p>1. 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.</p>
<p>2. Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management.</p>
<p>3. Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.</p>
<p>4. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.</p>
<p>5. Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning after hospital care and delegating to others as appropriate.</p>
<p>6. 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.</p>
<p>7. Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.</p>
<p>8. Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively.</p>
<p><strong><u>Patient Experience</u></strong></p>
<p>1. Role 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.</p>
<p>2. Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.</p>
<p>3. Uses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care.</p>
<p>4. Initiates 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.</p>
<p>5. Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.</p>
<p>6. Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients perceptions of care.</p>
<p>7. Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.</p>
<p><strong><u>Quality and Safety</u></strong></p>
<p>1. Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.</p>
<p>2. Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.</p>
<p>3. Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures.</p>
<p>4. Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.</p>
<p>5. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies.</p>
<p>6. Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.</p>
<p>7. Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.</p>
<p>8. Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol.</p>
<p>9. Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.</p>
<p><strong><u>Operations</u></strong></p>
<p>1. Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.</p>
<p>2. Coordinates 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.</p>
<p>3. Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager.</p>
<p>4. Demonstrates patient focused and cost effective approaches to patient care in terms of equipment, staff, supplies and all other resources.</p>
<p>5. Documents in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory and legal requirements and standards of care.</p>
<p><strong><u>Professional Development</u></strong></p>
<p>1. Contributes to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the healthcare team.</p>
<p>2. Advances clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.</p>
<p>3. Projects a professional image to colleagues and communicates with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion and empathy.</p>
<p>4. Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patient and family.</p>
<p>5. Encourages and demonstrates a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others.</p>
<p>6. Acquires knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and local and/or global health community needs.</p>
<p>7. Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees and unit initiatives.</p>
<p>8. Serves as a professional role model and preceptor for new staff and students.</p>
<p>9. Advances as a clinical leader through acting in the charge role, as a patient throughput facilitator and resource person for the unit/clinical service area.</p>
<p>10. Articulates the values of research and evidence-based practice and its application to nursing practice and the environment of care.</p>
<p>11. Contributes to the profession of nursing through participation in professional organizations.</p><br><b>Qualifications</b><ul><li>Graduation from an accredited Nursing program.  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. (BSN)</li><li>Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN who is matriculated in a BSN Program with a graduation date within the year. </li><li>Any Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) RN with Nursing experience must be approved by the CNO.</li><li>Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application</li><li>Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State</li><li>BLS certification </li><li>Must have Cardiac OR experience        </li></ul><p> </p><p>Collective bargaining unit: NYSNA-MSH</p><br><b>Employer Description</b><p class=