Registered Nurse - Satellite Emergency Department - Per Diem Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Brick, NJ

4d•$46

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, individualized care for a specific patient population, working as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve desired outcomes. The role includes caring for complex patients, coordinating care and unit activities with nursing peers, physicians, and support services, and directing or overseeing care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, and evaluation. The nurse delivers care in accordance with current evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care. Responsibilities include comprehensive age- and disease-specific assessment, care planning and implementation, patient and family education, ongoing communication and coordination with the healthcare team, medication administration, electronic documentation, evaluation of outcomes, and support for safe patient discharge and transitions of care. The nurse must maintain required competencies, certifications, and continuing education.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or diploma of Nursing.
BSN in progress or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire for applicable team members; certain staff covered by specified union contracts are required to obtain a BSN within five years of hire. Advanced master's nursing programs may satisfy the BSN requirement.
At least six months of relevant nursing experience, or active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
Current and valid Registered Nurse license for the assigned HMH location by the date of hire.
BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association within 60 days of hire.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
Accountability, teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and 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

One or more years of emergency nursing experience is strongly preferred.
National certification in the area of specialty, when eligible.

Responsibilities

Collect comprehensive patient health and situation data, including age- and disease-specific assessments of physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
Recognize changes in clinical and diagnostic status and identify patient and family education needs.
Develop and coordinate patient- and family-centered plans of care, goals, strategies, and interventions.
Communicate and coordinate care plans with patients, families, nursing colleagues, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
Provide or coordinate patient and family education and ensure understanding.
Deliver organized, timely, evidence-based nursing care and treatments in accordance with established protocols and standards.
Document patient assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations using 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 desired outcomes and use critical thinking to guide care.
Initiate interventions in response to changes in patient condition or unexpected responses to care.
Identify ethical issues 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 required for facility accreditation or licensing.
Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses and HMH organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.