Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse - $2,854 per week in Bellerose, NY

Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• NYS RN License

Job Details
• Clinical Nurse role providing safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.
• Delivers patient care incorporating Relationship Centered Care and nursing process based on theory, research, evidence-based practice, and organizational nursing standards.
• Assesses and evaluates patient care needs applying critical thinking skills.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team in plan of care development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Prioritizes patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, planning after hospital care, and delegation.
• Educates patients and caregivers about plan of care, transition, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family, and healthcare team.
• Manages assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model and allocates resources effectively.
• Role models Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care through various patient care actions.
• Considers patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs in care.
• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Uses evidence-based practices to understand patients' perceptions of care.
• Initiates service recovery and escalates concerns as needed.
• Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
• Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to improve patient care understanding.
• Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding addressing key patient needs.
• Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers.
• Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety.
• Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional and evidence-based procedures.
• Engages in peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborates on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research.
• Contributes to quality and safety practices and compliance measures.
• Implements high reliability principles to avoid high risk behaviors and ensure safety.
• Escalates potential safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Documents nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Job Requirements
• NYS Registered Nurse (RN) License required.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience.
• Minimum 2 years intrapartum experience.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred; Associate degree considered with relevant experience or active BSN matriculation.
• EPIC experience highly preferred.

Schedule Information
• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each (3x12).

Unit Specific Information
• Specialty: Labor and Delivery (L&D).

Additional Details
• Performs charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinates with nursing leadership to ensure appropriate supply utilization and inventory.
• Escalates material or staffing deficits to appropriate nursing leadership.
• Demonstrates patient-focused and cost-effective approaches to patient care resources.
• Documents accurately and thoroughly in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and legal standards.
• Facilitates patient throughput on shift basis.
• Contributes to supportive environment for clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Advances clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Projects professional image and communicates with caring, respect, compassion, and empathy.
• Incorporates ethical principles into decision making for patients and families.
• Encourages scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation.
• Acquires knowledge and skills relevant to role, patient population, clinical specialty, and health community needs.
• Participates in shared decision making through specialty practice councils, nursing committees, and unit initiatives.