Travel Mother-Baby Registered Nurse (Postpartum/Antepartum)

Company: Mount Sinai Health System - 1000 10th Ave
Location: New York City
Posted on: January 9, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Certification Details - BLS - NYS RN License Job Details - 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. - Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards. - Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management. - Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care. - Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care. - Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate. - Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease. - Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team. - Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively. - Role models the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of actions including Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP (High Risk Medications, Equipment, Lines/Drains/Airway, Pain and Plan of Care) AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration. - Considers the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care. - Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family. - Uses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care. - Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to management as needed. - Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions. - Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care. - Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps. - Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement. - Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served. - Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures. - Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes. - Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies. - Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures. - Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients. - Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol. - Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives. Job Requirements - NYS RN License required. - BLS certification required. - Minimum 2 years of postpartum and antepartum nursing experience. - Minimum 2 years RN experience overall. - 1 year travel experience required for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions. - EPIC experience highly preferred. Schedule Information - Schedule is 3 shifts of 12 hours each (3x12). Unit Specific Information - Unit is Women & Children's Services, specifically Mother Baby unit. - Average unit census is 17.4 patients. - 23 beds per unit. Additional Details - Women & Children's Services - Mount Sinai Hospital

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