Registered Nurse (RN), Oncology Float Pool

RWJBarnabas Health•New Brunswick, NJ

53d•$48 - $72•Onsite

About The Position

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a highly dedicated Registered Nurse for our Oncology Float Pool Department at the New Brunswick campus. RWJ University Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of the RWJ Barnabas health system and is one of just three Level 1 trauma centers in the state. This academic medical center is renowned for outstanding clinical quality and committed to delivering exceptional care. Our staff is dedicated to providing safe, high-quality care to all patients. Additionally, RWJ University Hospital has received the Magnet designation 6 times, reinforcing the culture of nursing excellence within the hospital. Nurses in our float pool are highly valued, as they are able to provide extraordinary care to patients across all populations, including trauma, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology. Nurses in the float pool demonstrate nursing expertise, flexibility, resilience, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and teamwork. Float pool nurses have proven to be a valuable resource, and we are increasing the size of our team to continue to provide our units with expert nurses.

Requirements

ASN or Nursing Diploma
Strong communication and organizational skills
Proficient computer skills
BLS and ACLS certification
Active New Jersey Registered Nurse License

Nice To Haves

BSN or must be completed within 5 years upon hire
At least 2-3 years of Medical Surgical/Oncology experience

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the health care system within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory standards and assures awareness of ethical standards of practice as defined by the ANA code of ethics.
The Registered Nurse assures safety in practice and is inclusive of the principles of evidence-based practice by maintaining a realization of own individual level of knowledge and experience and assumes responsibility for advancing knowledge of self and others of the patient care team by communication with and utilizing resource persons and programs available.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for knowledge of the patient population served.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and directing the delegation of tasks to appropriate team members and collaborates with other patient care providers.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for consistently setting and evaluating priorities through appropriate interventions with measurable outcomes toward improvement.
The Registered Nurse is an individual practitioner and the interdisciplinary team manager, utilizes the nursing process to integrate all aspects of the provision of care and individualizes the plan of care to address a specific patient's needs.