Registered Nurse - Inpatient Oncology - F/T Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Brick, NJ

26d•$46

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct care to a specific patient population, focusing on expanding nursing knowledge and skills while achieving desired patient outcomes. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the RN delivers effective care to complex patients and directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. The RN coordinates patient care and unit activities with nursing peers, physicians, and support services. Nursing practice follows current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to provide safe, individualized care. The RN assesses patients, develops and implements patient- and family-focused plans of care, provides education, documents care electronically, administers medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies, and coordinates safe discharge and continuity of care. The RN evaluates outcomes, responds to changes in patient condition, advocates for patients, and works to improve patient satisfaction. The position requires ongoing competency, certification, and continuing education as applicable to facility accreditation and licensing requirements. The role requires lifting at least 35 pounds, pushing and pulling at least 10 pounds, and standing for at least six hours per day. The RN must follow the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses and Hackensack Meridian Health organizational competencies and standards of behavior. Other duties or projects may be assigned.

Requirements

Current, valid Registered Nurse license in the State of New Jersey.
BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
At least six months of 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 care and service with a strong patient focus.
Ability to lift at least 35 pounds, push and pull at least 10 pounds, and stand at least six hours per day.

Nice To Haves

Oncology nursing experience.
BSN, or willingness to acquire one within three years of hire.
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification.
Chemotherapy/Biotherapy course.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive patient health and situation data, including age- and disease-specific assessments of physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Recognize changes in patients’ clinical and diagnostic status.
Identify patient and family education needs, taking age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences into account.
Develop patient- and family-centered plans of care, goals, outcomes, strategies, and interventions based on assessment data.
Coordinate and implement prioritized plans of care across the continuum of care.
Communicate patient status, care rendered, and treatment plans to patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other health care team members.
Provide or coordinate patient and family education and ensure understanding.
Follow established protocols, communicate with appropriate personnel, and document clinical events.
Provide nursing care and treatments responsive to patient needs, advocate appropriately, and comply with evidence-based practice and standards.
Document each patient’s assessments, plan of care, interventions, and evaluation of care through continuous 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 and use critical thinking to support those outcomes.
Initiate interventions when a patient’s condition changes or the response to care is unexpected.
Identify ethical issues in the practice setting and bring them to the attention of other team members.
Recognize and respond to opportunities to improve patient satisfaction.
Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education needed for facility accreditation or licensing requirements.
Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements and HMH organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.