Registered Nurse - Operating Room- Per Diem Days
About The Position
Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Operating Room team at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The role involves providing individualized, safe, evidence-based nursing care in a busy operating room, including scrubbing and circulating for a variety of surgical cases. The OR team works collaboratively with surgeons across specialties and participates in advanced procedures and programs, including LVAD procedures, paralysis and nerve-damage treatment, advanced oncology surgery, and cardiac and neurosurgical procedures. The nurse communicates with patients and the healthcare team about patient status, care, and treatment plans; administers medications using bar-scanning and documentation technology; documents assessments, plans, interventions, and evaluations in the electronic record; educates patients and families; and supports safe discharge and continuity of care.
Requirements
- Current and valid New Jersey nursing license.
- BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association within 60 days of hire.
- Minimum of 1 year of CNOR experience.
- BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Strong time-management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
- Accountability, teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and a strong patient focus.
Nice To Haves
- National certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized patient care according to current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care.
- Communicate with patients, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members regarding patient status, care provided, and treatment plans.
- Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
- Document patient assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations using point-of-care electronic documentation.
- Provide patient- and family-centered education to support health, wellness, and disease management.
- Participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
- Scrub and circulate for a variety of surgical cases in a busy operating room.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Paid leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement benefits
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