NURSE PRACTITIONER FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT UNITS C-1 B-1 A-1 and 12-B

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

13h • $68 - $85 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center! We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Nurse Practitioner.

Requirements

• 2 years of related clinical nursing experience preferred.
• Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice, extensive knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and pharmacology.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position.
• Graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner program is required.
• Current NJ licensure and certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification required

Responsibilities

• Completes assessments including history and physical, medication reconciliation, problem list and develops a plan of care.
• Performs assessment and plans for ongoing treatment for patients in the service.
• Orders lab and diagnostic tests for patients as appropriate to formulate diagnosis, develop treatment plans.
• Reviews results of lab and diagnostic tests and makes adjustment to the treatment plan accordingly.
• Prescribes medication appropriate for the condition.
• Provides treatment appropriate for the condition i.e.: wound care, respiratory treatments, basic emergency treatments.
• Plans a response for follow-up for patients with abnormal tests results and intervenes with patient according to medical center policy and procedure.
• Refers to specialist, collaborates with care team for follow up care.
• Completes employee physicals as assigned.
• Assures all entries to the medical record, paper or electronic, are appropriate, timed, dated, signed and legible.
• Promotes throughput for the service by achieving and maintaining medical center expectations for productivity.
• Provides patient education and feedback to promote health and wellness.
• Adheres to all medical center policies and procedures and bylaws of the medical staff.
• Participates in department performance improvement initiatives, collects and aggregates data as needed, works with leadership to develop a plan of correction.
• Fosters and promotes teamwork with other staff members of the service.
• Communicates pertinent information to the supervisor of the service.
• Performs comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and mental examinations, including developmental and functional status determination.
• Interprets x-rays, with assistance from physicians, in order to formulate diagnosis.
• Interprets lab values with order to correct abnormalities.
• Evaluate consultations and make concise case presentations to physicians, differentiating normal from abnormal findings and suggest differential and presumptive diagnosis.
• Develops a prioritized comprehensive problem list.
• Documents in the patient’s record all pertinent patient interactions and care.
• Provides discharge instructions with prescriptions given and follow-up visits arranged.
• Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts to improve clinical practice.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, and pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.
• Participates in continuing education activities; attends scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

Benefits

• We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays.
• Additionally, we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level