Registered Nurse, Full Time, 7a-8p, Cardiac Operating Room, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families, and supervising assigned team members. The nurse establishes a compassionate environment and assures quality of care by following therapeutic standards, evaluating outcomes against patient-care goals, making or recommending adjustments, and adhering to hospital policies and applicable nursing regulations. The role maintains a safe, clean working environment and protects patients and employees by following infection-control, medication-handling, and controlled-substance procedures. The nurse documents care and communicates actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs using SBAR while maintaining confidentiality. The position also ensures equipment functions properly, troubleshoots malfunctions, and coordinates repairs or evaluation of new equipment. For surgical cases, the nurse confirms that required supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available according to the procedure and physician preferences, and accurately documents and charges for supplies. The nurse maintains professional knowledge through continuing education and required unit or organizational learning, obtains and maintains professional certification as required, and collaborates with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to support safe, high-quality patient outcomes and promote PRIDE values.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current New Jersey Registered Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- At least 1 year of Cardiac Operating Room RN experience.
- ASN graduates must complete BSN studies within five years of their start date.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- CNOR certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete the nursing process to promote and restore patients’ health.
- Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members and supervise assigned team members.
- Provide physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and their friends and families.
- Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, assessing outcomes against patient-care goals and standards, and making or recommending necessary adjustments.
- Follow hospital and nursing division standards, state nursing regulations, and other governing agency requirements.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment and seek assistance from healthcare support personnel when needed.
- Follow infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
- Document care according to policy and communicate actions, irregularities, and continuing needs using SBAR while protecting patient confidentiality.
- Ensure equipment is functioning properly, troubleshoot malfunctions, arrange repairs, and evaluate new equipment as needed.
- Confirm required supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available for each surgical procedure according to physician preferences.
- Accurately document and charge for supplies.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organizational and unit requirements; obtain and maintain required professional certification.
- Collaborate with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to support safe, high-quality patient outcomes and promote PRIDE values.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for eligible team members working 22.5 hours per week or above.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage, with options to supplement.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and an additional non-elective contribution.
- Paid time off and paid sick leave.
- Tuition assistance, advancement support, and academic advising.
- Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
- Backup and on-site childcare.
- Well-being rewards.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Fertility benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
- Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
- Pet, home, auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
