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Travel Oncology Registered Nurse

Travel Oncology Registered Nurse

Mount Sinai Health System - 1468 Madison AveNew York, NY, US
18 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Certification Details

  • BLS

Job Details

  • Clinical Nurse role providing safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to oncology patients at the Cancer Center, Mount Sinai Hospital.
  • 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, applies critical thinking in patient care management.
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare team in care planning and evaluation.
  • Prioritizes patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, discharge planning, and delegation.
  • Educates patients and caregivers about care plans, transition, health promotion, and disease prevention.
  • Communicates professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
  • Manages assignments within Modified Primary Nursing care delivery model.
  • Role models Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care through various patient engagement activities.
  • Considers patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs in care.
  • Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
  • Uses evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
  • Initiates service recovery and escalates concerns appropriately.
  • 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 barriers and opportunities for improvement.
  • Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in oncology patient population.
  • 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 studies.
  • Contributes to quality and safety practices and compliance measures.
  • Implements high reliability principles to avoid high risk behaviors and ensure patient safety.
  • Escalates safety hazards or gaps following institutional protocols.
  • Utilizes institutional IT for nursing documentation supporting quality and performance improvement initiatives.

    • Job Requirements

  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) licensure required.
  • Relevant oncology nursing experience preferred.
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
  • Oncology-specific certifications preferred but not explicitly stated.
  • Compliance with institutional nursing standards and evidence-based practice required.

    • Unit Specific Information

  • Oncology unit at Cancer Center
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