Staff Nurse - NICU Fellowship

About This Role

Provide safe, competent, and quality patient care as a Registered Professional Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Mount Sinai Hospital. This role involves applying nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice to ensure excellent patient outcomes and experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care incorporating Relationship Centered Care and applying the nursing process based on theory, research, and evidence-based practice.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs, applying 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 to develop, implement, and evaluate 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 care plan, transition of care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Role model the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care through actions like Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, and Purposeful Hourly Rounding.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Advance clinical competence in nursing practice and project a professional image to colleagues.
• Participate in shared decision making through specialty practice councils and nursing department committees.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Relevant clinical competence in assigned area of nursing practice
• New York RN License and Registration
• NY Infection Control and Child Abuse Certificate
• BLS from the American Heart Association
• 3.5 GPA and/or above

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application

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