Registered Nurse, Intensive Care, Full Time, Day

The Valley Hospital•Paramus, NJ

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Intensive Care fulfills the needs of patients across a variety of age groups, their family members, and the community by performing patient care tasks and functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements. The position is at The Valley Hospital in Paramus and is a full-time day-shift role. The nurse works cooperatively with health-system and multidisciplinary team members and uses time-management and problem-solving skills to prioritize responsibilities and deliver care. The role requires functioning effectively in stressful situations and in changing work environments related to patients’ acute, chronic, complex, or terminal disease processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current and valid New Jersey nursing license, or legal permission to work from the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
CPR certifications; BLS and ACLS are required.
Computer and keyboard skills.
Medical terminology required.
Effective oral and written communication skills, including speech clarity and understanding information relayed.
Deductive and inductive reasoning skills.
Ability to work accurately and pay attention to detail, including when changing tasks without losing efficiency or composure.
Ability to work cooperatively with multidisciplinary team members.
Ability to use effective time-management skills to prioritize responsibilities, solve problems, and deliver care.
Physical ability to perform a full range of motion, including assisting patients and stretching, bending, lifting, sitting, kneeling, stooping, standing, walking, pushing, and pulling.
Position is classified as Very Heavy Work: exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 20 pounds constantly to move objects. NIOSH lifting guidelines will be followed.
Manual and finger dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and constant talking and listening in English.
Considerable walking, standing, sitting, reaching, filing, typing, and photocopying.

Responsibilities

Perform patient care tasks and functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements.
Provide care to patients across a variety of age groups and address the needs of their family members and the community.
Work cooperatively with health-system and multidisciplinary team members.
Set priorities, manage time effectively, solve problems, and deliver care.
Adapt to stressful situations and changing work environments related to patients’ acute, chronic, complex, or terminal disease processes.

Benefits

Medical/prescription coverage
Dental and vision discount program
Group term life insurance and AD&D
Flexible spending accounts
Commuter benefit plans
Supplemental voluntary benefits, such as short-term and long-term disability, whole life insurance, and legal support
Six paid holidays
Paid time off (varies)
Wellness time off
Extended illness
Retirement plan
Tuition assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center membership discount
Day-care discounts