Registered Nurse - Med/Surg, Telemetry - Keleman 9 North

Cooper University Hospital • Camden, NJ

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver and member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The RN assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame and supervises and provides care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self. The RN follows established policies and procedures, communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors, provides excellent customer service when interacting with staff, management, and physicians, and applies Cooper core values. Other duties may be required.

Kelemen North and South 9 is a two-sided, 76-bed Medical-Surgical Telemetry unit caring for varied patient populations, including cardiac, trauma, gastrointestinal, and psychiatric patients. Clinical Nurse Managers support patient care, throughput, and assignments. Nurses staffed on Kelemen 9 are required to hold ACLS and BLS certifications to provide competent and safe care for the unit’s complex patient populations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing.
• Current New Jersey Registered Nurse (NJ-RN) license.
• Current New Jersey Basic Life Support (NJ-BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications are required for nurses staffed on Keleman 9.

Nice To Haves

• One year of acute care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame.
• Supervise and provide patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.
• Follow established policies and procedures.
• Communicate openly with internal customers and supervisors.
• Provide excellent customer service when interacting with staff, management, and physicians.
• Apply Cooper core values.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time