Registered Nurse-cerebrovascular-full

**Description** Registered Nurse-Cerebrovascular-Full Time-Days-Mount Sinai Queens**

The Clinical Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.
**Responsibilities**
- Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration with members of the health care team and in accordance with institutional policies and regulatory agency requirements.
- Assesses and evaluates patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered and applies sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions.
- Coordinates patient care activities, based on established priorities, including teaching, rounding, counseling, and discharge planning, and directs/delegates appropriately to members of the health care team.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, significant others, and members of the health care team about the patient's plan of care.
- Participates in performance improvement, nursing quality, cerebrovascular stroke center QA, nursing research activities and utilizes same in clinical practice.
- Participates in the design, measurement, and assessment of care related structures, processes, and outcomes to improve the quality of patient care.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and the delivery of safe, competent patient care.
- Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and consumer oriented environment.
- Participates in maintaining a safe, therapeutic, and consumer oriented environment.
- Collaborates with members of the cerebrovascular stroke team, the patient, and significant others to plan and implement the patient's care.
- Coordinates discharge planning from the day of admission to day of discharge or transfer to alternate care continuum. Conducts discharge phone calls on selected patients.
- Performs charge responsibilities, as assigned.
- Maintains clinical competence and is responsible for own professional growth and development along the continuum from advanced beginner to expert.
- Functions as a professional role model and preceptor for students, new hires, and staff.
- Supports the mission, philosophy, standards, and objectives of the institution and department.
- Demonstrates a professional commitment to patients, significant others, and members of the health care team.
- Participates in identification, response to, and investigation of potential and actual risk management issues.
- Projects a professional image and maintains a positive attitude.
- Incorporates ethical principles in decision making.
- Utilizes available financial and other resources prudently.
- Promotes positive consumer interactions and upholds the Patient Bill of Rights.
- Treats co-workers, patients and families with dignity and respect.
- Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people, and promotes an environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity.
- Encourages scholarship, a spirit of inquiry, life-long learning, innovation, and research in self and colleagues.
- Participates actively in institutional committees, community agencies, and professional organizations.
- May recover patient in the PACU

**Qualifications**
- ** Education Requirements**:Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing required for all new graduates and experienced clinical nurse positions. Exception; Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing graduates considered for identified specialized areas of practice. Must have current matriculation in a BSN program with graduation date within one year of hire for consideration.
- ** Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable)**
- Name: Registered Nurse Issuing Agency: DOH/Office of Professions
- Name: Basic Life Saver (BCLS) Issuing Agency: AHA
- Certification: NRP (Labor and Delivery, NICU dept)
- Certification: ACLS (in ED; PACU/ASU; ICUs; Telemetry Units; SDU; IR, Interventional Cardiology (CCL/EP/Echo); L&D; Endoscopy, and APN Adult Oncology
- Certification: PALS (in ED; PACU; IR; Peds ICU, and APNs Pediatric Oncology depts.).

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU Local 144-MSQ-RN

**Compensation Statement**

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $47.10 - $69.39 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

SEIU Local 144 at Mount Sinai Queens for Registered Nurses, 344 - Cerebrovascular - MSQ, Mount Sinai Queens
**Employer Description**

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