RN (CSICU)

Pay Rate: $60- $64 per hour

Summary:

• Shift Timings: 7:00am-7:30pm, 11.5 hours, 3 days per week

Responsibilities:

• Provide safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research.
• Deliver patient care incorporating the tenets of Relationship Centered Care.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs using critical thinking skills.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care, including teaching, rounding, and planning for after hospital care.
• Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Modified Primary Nursing Care Delivery Model.
• Role model Relationship Centered Care actions like Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, and more.
• Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to enhance understanding of patients’ perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and escalate concerns as needed.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research studies.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned and coordinate with management to ensure sufficient resources.
• Document accurately in compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• Facilitate patient throughput on a shift basis.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• BLS Certification
• Minimum 2 years of Post Open Heart and Cardiac Care Unit experience
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• 1 year travel experience for travel positions (not required for Per Diem positions)

Preferred Skills:

• EPIC experience highly preferred

Education:

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred
• Associate degree in nursing considered with relevant experience or active matriculation in a BSN Program