Registered Nurse-Neuro ICU
About The Position
The Registered RN is a professional caregiver and member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame and supervises and provides patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self. The role follows established policies and procedures, communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors, provides excellent customer service to staff, management, and physicians, and applies Cooper core values. Other duties may be required. Cooper’s Neuroscience Unit is a 16-bed ICU paired with a state-of-the-art Neuro Interventional Suite, together forming an integral part of Cooper Comprehensive Stroke Center. Nurses provide expert neurological care in both settings to ensure continuity of care for patients with a wide range of neurological diagnoses. The unit uses advanced technology and providers to care for neurological patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The team emphasizes teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration and provides community outreach focused on stroke and neurological education.
Requirements
- Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing.
- Current New Jersey Registered Nurse (NJ-RN) license.
- Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers).
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of acute care RN experience in an inpatient setting is strongly preferred.
- Advanced certification may be required for certain specialties, such as ACLS, NALS, or PALS.
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 working with staff, management, and physicians.
- Apply Cooper core values.
- Provide neurological care in the Neuroscience Unit and Neuro Interventional Suite.
- Contribute to stroke and neurological education outreach in the community.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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