Registered Nurse-Station 6 IMCU-Per Diem-Night-Mount Sinai Queens at Mount Sinai Health System

**Job Description**• *Registered Nurse-Station 6 IMCU-Per Diem-Day's-Mount Sinai Queens**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.• *Qualifications**+ **Education:** Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing required for all new graduates and experienced clinical nurse positions. Exception; Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing graduates considered for identified specialized areas of practice.+ **Experience:** Must have current matriculation in a BSN program with graduation date within one year of hire for consideration. Must have relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice; new graduates possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.+ **License/Certifications:** Name: Registered Nurse Issuing Agency: DOH/Office of Professions+ Name: Basic Life Saver (BCLS) Issuing Agency: AHA+ Certification: NRP (Labor and Delivery, NICU dept)+ Certification: ACLS (in ED; PACU/ASU; ICUs; Telemetry Units; SDU; IR, Interventional Cardiology (CCL/EP/Echo); L&D; Endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology+ Certification: PALS (in ED; PACU; IR; Peds ICU, and APNs Pediatric Oncology depts.)Collective bargaining unit: SEIU Local 144-MSQ-RNSEIU Local 144 at Mount Sinai Queens for Registered Nurses, 216 - Station 6 - MSQ, Mount Sinai Queens• *Responsibilities**+ Move Item Down Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration with members of the health care team and in accordance with institutional policies and regulatory agency requirements.+ Assesses and evaluates patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered and applies sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions.+ Provides direct, continuous, (where applicable), care for a specific caseload of patients through application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, and approved Department of Nursing and institutional standards.+ Coordinates patient care activities, based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning, and directs/delegates appropriately to members of the health care team.+ Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, significant others, and members of the health care team about the patient's plan of care.+ Participates in performance improvement, nursing quality, nursing research activities and utilizes same in clinical practice.+ Participates in the design, measurement, and assessment of care related structures, processes, and outcomes to improve the quality of patient care.+ Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and the delivery of safe, competent patient care.+ Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and consumer oriented environment.+ Respects and values each patient's unique, individual needs, beliefs, and diversity and incorporates these into planning and delivery of care.+ Collaborates with members of the health care team, the patient, and significant others to plan and implement the patient's care.+ Coordinates discharge planning from the day of admission to day of discharge or transfer to alternate care continuum. Conducts discharge phone calls on selected patients.+ Performs charge responsibilities, as assigned.+ Maintains clinical competence and is responsible for own professional growth and development along the continuum from advanced beginner to expert.+ Functions as a professional role model and preceptor for students, new hires, and staff.+ Supports the mission, philosophy, standards, and objectives of the institution and department.+ Demonstrates a professional commitment to patients, significant others, and members of the health care team.+ Participates in identification, response to, and investigation of potential and actual risk management issues.+ Projects a professional image and maintains a positive attitude.+ Incorporates ethical principles in decision making.+ Utilizes available financial and other resources prudently.+ Promotes positive consumer interactions and upholds the Patient Bill of Rights.+ Treats co-workers, patients and families with dignity and respect.+ Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people, and promotes an environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity.+ Encourages scholarship, a spirit of inquiry, life-long learning, innovation, and research in self and colleagues.+ Participates actively in institutional committees, community agencies, and professional organizations.• *About Us**• *Strength Through Diversity**The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:+ Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.+ Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.+ Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!• *"About the Mount Sinai Health System:**Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mo