MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RARITAN BAY - PER DIEM EVENINGS

Hackensack Meridian Health • Neptune Township, NJ

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About The Position

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children's hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state. Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. Hackensack Meridian Health is one of the most recognized health care networks in the country for nursing excellence with 7 Magnet designations. In joining our nursing team, you'll work with collaborative colleagues, who are pushing each other - and patient care - to keep getting better.

Requirements

• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire
• Must have a minimum of 6 months of nursing experience or be an active participant in the Hackensack Meridian Health Nurse Residency program
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs
• A strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers
• An exceptional focus on teamwork
• Dedication to ongoing education
• The ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care and service based on a strong sense of patient focus

Nice To Haves

• Step down progressive care experience preferred
• LVAD experience preferred
• ACLS preferred
• Telemetry certified preferred
• National certification preferred
• BSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care.
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans.
• Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
• Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
• Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
• Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree