Job DescriptionResponsible for the care activities and goal achievements of assigned patients by assessing, diagnosing, planning and intervening in actual or potential health problems and evaluating patient's response to care Responsible health teaching and discharge planning Acts as a member of a designated care team and collaborates, coordinates and guides team members in planning patient care activities Demonstrates behaviors, which reflect the scientific knowledge, judgment and teaching skills of a professional nurseResponsibilities1. Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview, examination, observation and review of records of the patient2. Ensures that the patient's progress, or lack of progress, is reflected in progress notes and in the revised care plans3. Discharge planning consistent with the patient's status and reflects inter-departmental and inter-agency communication4. Communicates information to the patient based on the patient's level of awareness and readiness to learn5. Supports orientation of new staff members by observing professional behaviors, providing feedback to the staff member and by acting as a preceptor, role model and a resource person6. Functions as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.7. Patient care assignments reflecting an awareness of patient needs and skill level of personnel8. Organization of provision of care to meets priority needs of patients and unit9. Communicates condition of patients and unit requiring additional intervention to the leadership person in the relevant discipline10. Participates in the development of other staff members11. Communicates with peers in an appraisal of practice as it relates to self and other nursing personnel12. Reflects a collaborative effort in meeting the needs of the patient and unit through communication and nursing actions13. Provides direction, assistance and support14. Assumes accountability and responsibility for completion and quality of assigned tasks15. Identifies and communicates to immediate supervisor the need for further staff education16. Reflects awareness of authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels by communication with nursing leadership17. Seeks and utilizes nursing leaders as role models and resource persons18. Reflects collaborative effort in meeting patient and unit needs by communication with other disciplines19. Reflects the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the Hospital Center in communication and interaction with families and other groupsQualificationsRequirements:
- Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing required.
- Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.
- Must have relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice; new graduates possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
- ACLS, BCLS, required. (American Heart Association)
- Operating Room Experience
Collective bargaining unit: NYSNA-NYEENYSNA at New York Eye and Ear, BMO - Recovery Room - NYEE, New York Eye and Ear InfirmaryAbout 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.
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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. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's The World's Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.
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