Travel Contract Pediatric Registered Nurse - $2,769 per week

6 Days Old

    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
    Job Details
  • The Pediatric 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.
  • 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.
  • Role models the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of actions including 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.
  • 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 management 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.
  • 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 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.
    Job Requirements
  • Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
  • Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.
  • Must have pediatric experience.
  • Evidence of ability to maintain interpersonal relationships, communicate appropriately to others, and work effectively and efficiently to solve problems.
  • Demonstrates the ability to work in a team displaying effective communication and critical thinking.
  • Ability to read, write, understand and speak English in a clear and concise manner.
  • Visual, physical, auditory and cognitive ability to assess patient status.
  • Physical and mental health necessary to care for acutely ill patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and behaviors on a daily basis.
  • Ability to walk, stand, lift, stoop, push and respond quickly in a variety of situations and for an extended period of time.
  • Manual dexterity to perform a variety of clinical procedures relevant to practice area (i.e. venipuncture, urinary catheterization, cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
  • Ability to use basic data entry, retrieval systems and the electronic medical record documentation system in a proficient manner.
    Schedule Information
  • Contract length is 13 weeks.
    Additional Details
  • New graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
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Location:
New York City
Category:
Nursing

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