Registered Nurse Med Surg Experienced

Mount Sinai Medical Center; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care on a 12-hour day/night rotation. You will monitor patients, administer medications, interpret dysrhythmias, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, safe care.

Required Florid RN license with ACLS/BLS, and the ability to work rotating weekends and holidays in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in Florida with ACLS and BLS on hire.
• Ability to perform comprehensive nursing assessments.
• Capable of responding to emergencies and complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform triage, monitoring, and shifts with 12-hour rotations.
• Administer medications and infusions per policy and orders.
• Interpret dysrhythmias, respond to codes, and document care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for care plans.

Skills

ACLS certification

EKG interpretation

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Patient care

Team communication

Education

Florida RN license

Job description

As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy in high-quality health care.

Since 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center has remained committed to providing access to its diverse community. In delivering an unmatched level of clinical expertise, our medical center is committed to recruiting and training top healthcare workers from across the country. We offer the latest in advanced medicine, technology, and comfort in 12 facilities across Miami-Dade (including our 674-bed main campus facility) and Monroe Counties, with 38 medical services, including cancer care, 24/7 emergency care, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, and more. Mount Sinai takes pride in being South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital, dedicated to continuing the training of the next generation of medical pioneers.

Culture of Caring: The Sinai Way

Our hardworking, tight-knit community of more than 4,000 dedicated employees fosters an environment of care and compassion. Each member plays a vital role in our collective mission to deliver excellent healthcare through innovation, education, and research. At Mount Sinai, we take pride in our achievements, aiming to be a beacon of quality healthcare in South Florida. We welcome all healthcare professionals to join our thriving community and contribute to our pursuit for clinical excellence.

Department

Job Description Summary

Full-time position with both day and night shifts available. Schedule consists of three 12-hour shifts per week, including rotating weekends and holidays.

Position Responsibilities

• Successfully challenges EKG I test upon hire, if previously trained or successfully completes EKG I program within 90 days of hire.
• Successfully interprets life-threatening dysrhythmia and subsequent treatment.
• Demonstrates safe and correct defibrillation.
• Administers anti-dysrhythmic therapy as ordered.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of patient's daily status, including reason for admission, surgeries/procedures performed, pertinent diagnostic data, learning needs of the patient, and discharge plan.
• Successfully completes ACLS training and maintains current status within 90 days of hire.
• Consistently cooperates with rotation of assignments and floating.
• Demonstrates safe and correct care of the patient with internal cardiac devices.
• Demonstrates understanding of patient multi-system complications, evidenced by identification and reporting of abnormal findings to appropriate physician in a timely manner and implementation of nursing interventions.
• Monitors hemodynamically unstable patients, assesses, reports, and intervenes appropriately.

Assessment

• Performs initial vital signs and admission history to include introduction to patient and family. Assessment of chief complaint and notification of physician within 15 minutes of arrival to unit.
• Obtains and documents a complete nursing admission assessment, including physiological and psychological factors to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care within eight hours of admission.
• Performs and documents an accurate systems assessment at the beginning of each shift.
• Responds to diagnostic data and initiates appropriate action or intervention.
• Assesses patient education needs on admission and daily.
• Assesses psychosocial needs specific to patient's age, growth, and development.

Planning

• Initiates an interdisciplinary plan of care within eight hours of admission.
• Establishes priorities for patient care based on patient needs as evidenced by completion of assigned duties within shift.

Implementation

• Verbalizes understanding of patient diagnosis and interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely and correctly initiates and documents nursing interventions in emergency situations.
• Performs 24-hour chart check at the beginning of each shift.
• Administers, observes, and documents intravenous therapy according to hospital policy.
• Administers medications within 30 minutes of scheduled time. Observes and documents effectiveness, recognizes and reports adverse reactions immediately.
• Provides individualized instructions each shift to patient/significant other regarding the plan of care.
• Demonstrates safe and correct use of unit specific equipment.
• Ensures that each patient's general hygiene needs are met daily.
• Performs pre-operative and post operative care and instruction for each assigned surgical patient during shift.
• Adheres to standard precautions, including hand hygiene guidelines at all times.
• Documents specific patient valuables on designated form when received and immediately arranges for appropriate storage.
• Performs dressing changes using aseptic technique.
• Collects and labels specimens per policy when ordered by physician.
• Performs bedside glucose monitoring according to policy.
• Administers internal feedings via ng tube, g tube, and/or j tube.
• Reports all abnormal findings immediately to physician.
• Initiates wound and skin protocol upon identification of risk.
• Performs ostomy care to include irrigation, appliance usage, and reinforcement of teaching.
• Inserts intermittent or indwelling urinary catheter using aseptic technique.
• Administers oxygen therapy according to physician order.
• Transfers patients in/out of the unit in an efficient manner, by obtaining a complete and correct set of physician's orders. Completes documentation of patient transfer summary and ensures appropriate completed referral forms accompany intra-facility transfers, including giving/receiving of report.
• Demonstrates safe and correct use of restraints.
• Evaluation
• Documents/reports patient responses or outcomes resulting from: nursing interventions, treatments/procedures, interpersonal interactions, and patient/family education.
• Evaluates and documents patient's progress towards established goals/objectives every shift.
• Updates/revises patient care problem list and individualized patient care standards based on patient/family responses, progress towards goals, and/or change in medical status every shift.
• Evaluates patient length of stay and related transfer/discharge planning needs based on anticipated problems, internal or community resources, and support systems.
• Professional and Staff Development
• Obtains 100% of mandatory hospital and unit specific inservices annually, prior to evaluation date.
• Plans, presents, and documents unit inservice as required by level.
• Documents competency in clinical skills annually.
• Attends staff meetings as required.
• Uses established lines of communication for resolution of problems and interpersonal conflict.
• Leadership
• Attends 75% staff meetings.
• Functions as a Charge Nurse, possesses clinical knowledge of all patients on the unit, triage and assign beds to promote patient flow.
• Attends a Charge Nurse course.
• Serves as a preceptor/clinical resource.
• Actively participates in unit based PI.

Qualifications

• License/Registration/Certification
  • Current FL Nursing License, Current Basic Life Support and Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support required. If in cost center NURSING- 6 DE HMT SOUTH, RN is required to obtain Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certificate within 90 days of employment.
• Education
  • None
• Experience
  • Level II: Min 1 year RN.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Healthcare spending accounts
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness programOn-site housing for select positions and more!

Certification

Degree Requirements: