Registered Nurse-Special Care Nursery- Full Time Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Perth Amboy, NJ

13d•$46

About The Position

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population, providing effective direct care to complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on expanding nursing knowledge and skills and overseeing care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. The nurse coordinates patient care and unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services. Nursing practice follows current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to provide safe, individualized patient care. The nurse assesses patients, identifies changes in clinical status and education needs, develops and implements patient- and family-centered plans of care, provides education, administers medications, documents care electronically, and evaluates progress toward outcomes. The position also supports safe discharge and continuity of care, responds to changes in condition, and maintains required competencies, certifications, and continuing education.

Requirements

BSN in progress or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire; applies to team members hired on or after November 2019.
At least six months of relevant nursing experience, or active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
Strong accountability for improving the lives of patients and caregivers.
Exceptional focus on teamwork.
Dedication to ongoing education.
Ability and passion to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care.
New Jersey State Professional Registered Nurse License.
AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering the position.

Nice To Haves

National Certification in the area of specialty, when eligible.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive data relevant to the patient's health or situation.
Perform age- and disease-specific assessments and data collection, including evaluation of physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Recognize changes in clinical and diagnostic status.
Identify patient and family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
Develop patient- and family-centered plans of care, goals, and interventions based on assessment data.
Coordinate and implement prioritized care plans that encompass the continuum of care.
Communicate with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members about patient status, care, and treatment plans.
Provide or coordinate patient and family education and ensure understanding.
Follow established clinical protocols, communicate with appropriate personnel, and document events.
Provide nursing care and treatments that reflect patient needs and comply with evidence-based practice and standards.
Document patient assessments, care plans, interventions, and evaluations continuously in the point-of-care electronic system.
Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
Participate in multidisciplinary patient discharge to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes and use critical thinking to achieve desired outcomes.
Initiate interventions in response to changes in patient condition or unexpected responses to care.
Identify ethical issues in the practice setting and raise them with other team members.
Respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education required for facility accreditation or individual licensing.
Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements and HMH organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
Lift at least 35 pounds, push and pull at least 10 pounds, and stand at least 6 hours per day.