Job Title: RN – CCU
Location: NYC, NY
Duration: 3 months Contract
Schedule: 12hr/nights (7p-7a); 36hrs/wk (3x12s)
Hourly rate: $64/hour on W2 (Negotiable)
Responsibilities:

• Provides nursing care to assigned patients from newborn to geriatric populations according to Department of Nursing policies and procedures and in compliance with the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act.
• Functions independently within established department policies and goals.
• Refers problems to the nurse manager or appropriate supervisor.
• Directs and/or assists licensed practical nurses and ancillary nursing personnel.
• Maintains accountability for applicable job-specific and unit-specific competencies.
• Collects relevant patient health data appropriate to the patient’s age and specialty area during assessment.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Identifies individualized and expected patient outcomes.
• Develops and implements plans of care prescribing nursing interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Evaluates and documents patient progress toward expected outcomes in the medical record.
• Provides nursing care to assigned patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and intravenous solutions safely.
• Reports significant changes in patient condition to physicians.
• Counsels, educates, and involves patients and families according to the plan of care.
• Assists patients and families in coping with stress related to illness.
• Provides support to dying patients.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Applies knowledge of current professional nursing standards, laws, and healthcare regulations in daily practice.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in patient care.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and healthcare providers.
• Makes ethical decisions and takes appropriate actions on behalf of patients.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare teams to provide humane and healing care.
• Uses clinical inquiry and research in nursing practice.
• Considers safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient care.
• Adheres to nursing and hospital policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Performs responsibilities independently or with minimal supervision.
• Participates in continuing education to maintain nursing standards as required by Massachusetts regulations.
• Demonstrates respect for patient dignity, cultural diversity, and professional communication standards.
• Utilizes LEAN strategies for process improvement and systematic problem solving.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, including assuming additional responsibilities in the absence of the nurse manager.

Required Skills:

• Ability to understand patient needs and provide accurate information while resolving problems using logical thinking and follow-through.
• Ability to function calmly and logically under tense and difficult situations.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and respond appropriately to unexpected situations.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and initiate corrective actions.
• Ability to manage difficult patients effectively.
• Ability to handle unique situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgment in communication and actions with patients, physicians, associates, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• May be a beginning practitioner.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Meditech software systems.

Education:

• Nursing Diploma.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN or ASN).
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN).

Certifications & Licenses:

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification.
• ACLS is required.
• PALS is preferred.