RN (CSICU)

Pay Rate: $60 to $64 per hour on W-2

Shift: 7 PM - 7:30 AM EOW

Summary:

• Provide safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care.”
• Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various actions such as Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, and more.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Contribute to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Utilize institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• BLS certification
• 2 years of Post Open Heart and Cardiac Care Unit experience
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• 1 year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions
• EPIC experience highly preferred

Preferred Skills:

• 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.