A well known Medical Center located in New York has an immediate need for a Professional Registered Nurse to work in ICU
Type: Contract
Schedule: DAY SHIFT 7AM-7:30PM, EOW IS REQUIRED
Location: New York
Summary
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.
Patient Care
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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
Patient Experience
- Role models the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through facilitation of the following actions including, but not limited to, 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 Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations 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
Quality And Safety
- 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 ensure and 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
Operations
- Performs charge nurse duties as assigned
- 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
- Escalates material or staffing resource deficits to charge nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager or Nursing Shift Manager
- 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
Professional Development
- 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
Skills
- NYS RN License
- BLS and ACLS Certifications required
- Must have 2 years of critical care/tele experience required
- Minimum 2 years RN experience Required
- 1 year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions
- EPIC experience highly preferred
- Avg Unit Census = 8 8 Beds per Unit Staffing Guidelines = 1:2 Schedule 3x12, every other weekend, variable shifts
- 2 years experience in ICU is required
Education
- Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred
- Associate degree in nursing is considered only with relevant experience and/or active matriculation in a BSN Program
Languages
English (Speak, Read, Write)
Please email: kaseyjo.arndt@hcmmi.com
