Registered Nurse - Family Health Center - Non Acute - P/T Day w/benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health • Red Bank, NJ

4d • $43

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Non-Acute functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes. The role focuses on expanding nursing knowledge and skills and providing effective direct care to complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team. The nurse directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and coordinates patient care and unit activities with nursing peers, physicians, and support services.

The Registered Nurse delivers evidence-based nursing care in accordance with current research, nursing policies, and standards of care, providing safe, individualized care. Responsibilities span assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. The position also requires ongoing competency development, continuing education, and compliance with facility accreditation and licensing requirements.

Requirements

• Current and valid New Jersey Registered Nurse license.
• BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
• At least one year of RN experience.
• At least one year of RN experience in an outpatient setting.
• Ability to confidently administer vaccines to pediatric patients.
• Ability to provide care to adults, including obstetric, medical, and gynecologic patients.
• Ability to respond to a high volume of patients in an outpatient setting.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong accountability, teamwork, flexibility, dedication to ongoing education, and commitment to patient-centered education.
• 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

• Outpatient primary care or specialty office experience.
• Experience with varied outpatient populations, including OB/GYN, pediatrics, primary care, and surgery.
• Proficiency with pediatric vaccine schedules and administration.
• Knowledge of NJIIS and VFC programs.
• Outpatient office experience.
• Rapid assessment skills for a wide range of adult conditions and care coordination experience with varied patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Collect comprehensive patient data and perform 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 patient- and family-centered plans of care and goals based on assessment data, coordinating care across the continuum.
• Communicate, coordinate, and implement the plan of care with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members.
• Provide age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner, and coordinate patient and family education while confirming understanding.
• Follow clinical protocols, communicate with appropriate personnel, and document events.
• Provide nursing care and treatments that reflect patient needs, advocate appropriately, and comply with evidence-based practice and care standards.
• Complete continuous point-of-care electronic documentation of assessments, plans, interventions, and evaluation of care.
• 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 achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Initiate interventions in response to changes in patient condition or unexpected responses to care.
• 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 projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time and part-time positions of 20 or more hours per week, including health, dental, and vision benefits, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
• Some positions may be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, commissions, or shift differentials.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed