Registered Nurse - PMC - Emergency Room - F/T Evenings

Hackensack Meridian Health•North Bergen, NJ

7d•$45

About The Position

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population, providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to complex patients. The role focuses on expanding nursing knowledge and skills and directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. The Registered Nurse coordinates patient care and unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services. The role delivers nursing care according to current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to provide safe, individualized patient care. It includes collecting and assessing patient data, developing and implementing patient- and family-centered plans of care, communicating with patients and the health care team, providing education, documenting care electronically, administering medications using bar-scanning technology, and coordinating safe discharge and transitions. The nurse evaluates progress toward outcomes and responds to changes in patient condition. The position requires a New Jersey Professional Registered Nurse License and AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering the position. The posted minimum rate is $45.20 per hour. The posting describes full-time and part-time benefits, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Requirements

BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire; the posting states this 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.
Accountability for improving the lives of patients and caregivers.
Strong teamwork and 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, preferred when eligible.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive data relevant to patients’ health or clinical situations.
Perform age- and disease-specific assessments and data collection, including assessment of physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical and diagnostic status.
Identify patient and family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
Develop plans of care that prescribe strategies and interventions to achieve expected outcomes.
Formulate age- and disease-specific patient- and family-centered goals and outcomes based on assessment data.
Develop and coordinate prioritized, patient- and family-focused plans of care across the continuum of care.
Communicate, coordinate, and implement plans of care, including ongoing communication with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other members of the health care team.
Implement age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Provide or coordinate patient and family education and ensure understanding.
Follow established protocols in clinical situations, communicate with appropriate personnel, and document events.
Provide nursing care and treatments that reflect patient needs, advocate appropriately, and comply with evidence-based practice and standards.
Continuously document patient assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations through Point-of-Care electronic documentation.
Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
Coordinate multidisciplinary patient discharges to support safe transitions and continuity of care.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes using critical thinking and nursing knowledge.
Initiate interventions in response to changes in patient condition or unexpected responses to care.
Identify ethical issues in the practice setting and bring them to the attention of team members.
Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Maintain required competencies, certifications, and continuing education for facility accreditation and licensing requirements.
Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements and HMH organizational, managerial, and behavioral standards.
Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Lift a minimum of 35 pounds, push and pull a minimum of 10 pounds, and stand for at least 6 hours per day.