Registered Nurse, Part Time, Days 7a-8p, Cardiac Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families, and supervising assigned team members. The nurse establishes a compassionate care environment and provides emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. The role assures quality and safety by adhering to therapeutic standards, evaluating health outcomes against care goals, making or recommending adjustments, following applicable nursing and regulatory standards, maintaining a safe and clean work environment, and complying with infection-control, medication, and controlled-substance protocols. The nurse documents care according to policy, communicates updates and ongoing needs using SBAR, and protects patient confidentiality. The nurse ensures equipment functions properly, addresses malfunctions, and coordinates repairs as needed. For each surgical case, the nurse confirms that required supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available according to the procedure and physician preferences, and accurately documents and charges for supplies. The role also requires ongoing professional development and collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to support high-quality, safe patient outcomes and promote PRIDE values.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- ASN graduates must complete BSN studies within five years of their start date.
- Current New Jersey Registered Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- At least 1 year of Operating Room RN experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete the nursing process to promote and restore patients’ health.
- Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, provide physical and psychological support, and supervise assigned team members.
- Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Adhere to therapeutic standards and evaluate health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; make or recommend adjustments as needed.
- Follow hospital and nursing division standards, state board of nursing and nurse practice act requirements, and other governing regulations.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment, follow applicable procedures and rules, and call for assistance from healthcare support personnel as needed.
- Follow infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
- Document according to policy and communicate actions, irregularities, and continuing needs using SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Ensure equipment functions properly, troubleshoot malfunctions, arrange repairs with appropriate personnel, and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
- Confirm that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available for each surgical procedure according to the procedure and physician preferences.
- Accurately document and charge for supplies.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organizational and unit mandates; obtain and maintain professional certification as required.
- Collaborate with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to support safe, high-quality patient outcomes and promote PRIDE values.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for team members working 22.5 hours per week or above.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability, with options to supplement.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and additional non-elective contribution.
- PTO and paid sick leave.
- Tuition assistance, advancement, and academic advising.
- Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
- Backup and on-site childcare.
- Well-Being Rewards.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Fertility benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
- Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
- Pet, home, auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
