Staff Nurse, Family Health Services - Pediatrics, Float Pool

University Hospital, Newark NJ • Newark, NJ

2d • $46 - $64

About The Position

The Staff Nurse is accountable for the care activities, safety, and goal achievement of assigned patients. The role involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, and intervening in actual or potential health problems, then evaluating patients’ responses to care. Responsibilities also include patient education and discharge planning. The nurse emphasizes patient mobilization and prevention of skin breakdown and falls, implementing appropriate measures to support these goals.

As a member of a designated care team, the Registered Professional Nurse collaborates with, coordinates, and guides team members in planning care in a safe environment and achieving patient-care goals in accordance with patients’ and families’ developmental stages and cultural expectations. Competent practice is demonstrated through patient and family goal achievement and satisfaction, and care and services documented in accordance with applicable professional standards, accreditation standards, patient- and family-centered principles, Department of Health standards, and University Hospital policies and procedures. The nurse also exemplifies the behavioral expectations for the role as a licensed professional and member of an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey.
• BLS certification required and valid American Heart Association basic life support (BLS) certification must be maintained.
• Ability to use problem-solving techniques and critical thinking.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lift and move patients, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to organize care and activities for multiple patients.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care activities for assigned patients while maintaining their safety and supporting goal achievement.
• Assess, diagnose, and plan for actual or potential health problems; intervene and evaluate patient responses to care.
• Provide patient education and participate in discharge planning.
• Promote patient mobility and prevent skin breakdown and falls by implementing appropriate measures.
• Collaborate with, coordinate, and guide designated care-team members in planning safe patient care.
• Support patient-care goals in accordance with patient and family developmental stages and cultural expectations.
• Document care and services in accordance with applicable standards, principles, and hospital policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed