Registered Nurse, Full Time, Days 7a-5p, Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
Atlantic Health is one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, with over 22,000 team members. The organization is committed to providing the highest quality care at the right time, place, and cost, and fosters respect, development, and opportunities for its team members. Atlantic Health operates several medical centers, including Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, Hackettstown Medical Center, and Goryeb Children's Hospital, among others. Morristown Medical Center, where this Registered Nurse position is located, is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology. It has received numerous accolades, including being named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' by Healthgrades for six consecutive years, one of the 'World's Best Hospitals' by Newsweek, and a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service. The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room promotes and restores patient health through the nursing process, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, provides support to patients and families, and ensures quality and safe care.
Requirements
- Achieves and maintained professional certification as required
Responsibilities
- Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
- Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.
- Contributes to team effort
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
