RN - CSICU

Summary:

• Shift: Night 7:00pm-7:30am, Every Other Weekend
• Travel: 94
• Local: 92

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 facilitation of various patient care actions.
• Consider patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• 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.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized.
• Facilitate patient throughput on shift basis.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• BLS certification
• Minimum 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

Preferred Skills:

• EPIC experience highly preferred