REGISTERED NURSE |ACUTE ADDICTION TREATMENT UNIT 11-3 | Full-Time Day Shift - 12 Hrs. | 20644

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

11h • $49 - $69

About The Position

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Acute Addiction Treatment Unit. The role provides comprehensive nursing assessment, treatment, and patient care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients. The nurse assesses patient needs and changes in clinical condition, plans and documents care, addresses educational, psychosocial, and discharge-planning needs, and makes appropriate referrals. The position also includes direct and indirect care, interdisciplinary collaboration, staff support and supervision, quality improvement, safety monitoring, and other duties supporting the department and organization.

Requirements

• Current New Jersey RN licensure.
• BLS certification.
• IV certification.
• BSN, or proof of enrollment in an accredited BSN program with completion expected within three years of the start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ nursing needs and clinical changes; identify and document needs for immediate nursing action.
• Select, plan, evaluate, and document patient care based on assessment, including educational, psychosocial, and discharge-planning needs.
• Initiate referrals to other departments, services, and outside agencies as appropriate.
• Provide comprehensive patient care and patient and family education.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team and communicate relevant information during shift reports and interdisciplinary rounds.
• Use patient care standards and document patient responses to treatment and progress toward goals.
• Complete admission, transfer, and discharge summaries; seek clarification of unclear or inappropriate physician orders.
• Interpret clinical data and promptly notify physicians when changes in management may be needed.
• Administer IV medications, establish and maintain IV access, transport patients, and perform phlebotomy as needed.
• Assess and coordinate pain management and respond appropriately to crisis and emergency situations.
• Apply infection-control and safety principles and maintain department policies, procedures, quality assurance, and safety standards.
• Assist with orientation of new personnel and provide clinical supervision to Certified Nursing Assistants, ward clerks, and other ancillary staff.
• Monitor patients’ nutritional status and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to meet nutritional needs.
• Orient patients’ families to the environment and develop rapport with them.
• Relieve the Nurse Manager or Clinical Director as required.
• Assist with quality-assurance data collection and analysis, follow-up actions, and quality-improvement committees as assigned.
• Use the hospital computer system in accordance with job responsibilities and hospital policy.
• Respond to hospital codes and internal or external disaster codes as assigned.
• Maintain emergency equipment and monitoring equipment; report malfunctions and take appropriate action, and ensure alarms are set according to standards.
• Participate in continuing education, mandatory in-service programs, nursing committees, and monthly unit meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support department and organizational objectives.

Benefits

• Medical insurance plans
• Dental insurance plans
• Vision insurance plans
• Generous time-off policy, including vacation days, personal time, and sick leave
• Nine paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time