Staff Nurse - Radiology - Mount Sinai West - Per Diem

2739292: Staff Nurse - Radiology - Mount Sinai West - Per Diem 

Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsible 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 for 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 nurse

• Conducts Nursing assessment based on interview, examination, observation and review of records of the patient         
• Ensures that the patient's progress, or lack of progress, is reflected in progress notes and in the revised care plans    
• Discharge planning consistent with the patient's status and reflects inter-departmental and inter-agency communication          
• Communicates information to the patient based on the patient's level of awareness and readiness to learn         
• 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 person
• Functions as a professional role model and mentor for students and volunteers.             
• Patient care assignments reflecting an awareness of patient needs and skill level of personnel     
• Organization of provision of care to meets priority needs of patients and unit             
• Communicates condition of patients and unit requiring additional intervention to the leadership person in the relevant discipline          
• Participates in the development of other staff members       
• Communicates with peers in an appraisal of practice as it relates to self and other nursing personnel         
• Reflects a collaborative effort in meeting the needs of the patient and unit through communication and nursing actions  
• Provides direction, assistance and support    
• Assumes accountability and responsibility for completion and quality of assigned tasks  
• Identifies and communicates to immediate supervisor the need for further staff education         
• Reflects awareness of authorities and responsibilities of nursing management levels by communication with nursing leadership    
• Seeks and utilizes nursing leaders as role models and resource persons        
• Reflects collaborative effort in meeting patient and unit needs by communication with other disciplines          
• Reflects the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Department of Nursing and the Hospital Center in communication and interaction with families and other groups

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing program.  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or active matriculation in a Bachelors Degree in Nursing Program preferred.
• Documented previous experience or educational preparation to support credentials. Specials skills/experience may be required in specialized areas.
• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from AHA

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
• We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care. 

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Who We Are

 Over 38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

 Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside ( Formerly St Luke's), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

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. 

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