Job ID: 900069
Job TitleRegistered Nurse - Medical Surgical
LocationNew York, NY | Acute Care
Schedule / Job TypeContract | Full-Time | Day/Night Variable Shifts | 3×12-hour shifts per week | Every other weekend, holiday rotation, and 2 on-call shifts per 4-week period | Extended contracts through holidays required
Key Responsibilities- Assess patient and family needs through direct observation, data analysis, and interdisciplinary team communication; develop and adjust individualized, age-appropriate plans of care accordingly
- Deliver high-quality, compassionate nursing care to adult, adolescent, and geriatric populations with medical conditions, including skilled medication administration and clinical interventions
- Collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to set patient goals, monitor progress, and reprioritize care based on changes in patient condition
- Provide patient and family education to support self-care, lifestyle changes, and healing beyond hospitalization; document education provided and patient/family response
- Promote patient safety, rights, and comfort while fostering a healing environment and maintaining compliance with infection prevention strategies
- Participate in quality improvement activities and engage in ongoing self-evaluation to strengthen nursing practice and professional development
Required Qualifications- Active New York State (NYS) Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association (AHA) only
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association (AHA) only
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
Preferred Experience / Skills- Prior experience in a Medical/Surgical inpatient setting
- Experience caring for adult, adolescent, and geriatric patient populations
- Strong patient and family education skills with the ability to assess learning styles and maximize understanding
Why Join Us- Opportunity to practice in a dynamic inpatient Medical/Surgical environment with a focus on holistic, patient- and family-centered care
- Work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team that values professional growth, quality improvement, and a healing-centered nursing culture