Staff Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - FT Nights
About The Position
Capital Health is seeking a Staff Registered Nurse to deliver quality patient care in the Emergency Room. The nurse works with the healthcare team through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role promotes patient safety, advocates for patients and families, provides emotional and informational support, and helps patients participate in care planning and goal setting. The nurse provides individualized comfort measures, patient and family education, and support for pain management, while collaborating with other healthcare professionals to optimize outcomes and patient satisfaction. The position also contributes to organizational readiness for regulatory agencies, Environment of Care, Magnet, and other certifications. The position has a 12-hour usual workday and 36 scheduled weekly hours. It does not formally supervise employees. Emergency Room assignment requirements include applicable trauma, stroke, and CPR certifications, with some certifications permitted to be obtained after hire or by the end of orientation. The role involves frequent, occasional, and continuous physical activities, including lifting up to 35 pounds from floor to waist and 25 pounds at waist level and above. Occupational exposure risks include bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, airborne communicable disease, and dust or particulate matter.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- AHA BLS – Healthcare Provider certification.
- Registered Nurse – New Jersey or Registered Nurse – NLC multi-state license.
- For Emergency Department assignment: ATCN or TNCC certification, or obtain it within one year of hire, and complete 8 hours of trauma-related continuing nursing education contact hours annually.
- For Emergency Department assignment: NIH Stroke Scale certification, or obtain it by the end of orientation, and complete 8 hours of stroke-related continuing nursing education contact hours annually.
- For Emergency Room assignment: ACLS certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.
- For Emergency Room assignment: PALS certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills at individual and team levels.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to adjust quickly and react positively to change.
- Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and current trends.
- Good work ethic and knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures, and standards.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Previous nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Deliver quality patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in collaboration with the healthcare team.
- Promote patient safety by following appropriate policies and procedures.
- Support pain management using pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures, and help patients and families identify individualized comfort measures.
- Follow up with internal resources to determine outcomes of interventions completed by other departments.
- Coordinate resources in complex cases to maximize patient control and participation in recovery.
- Explain patient conditions and provide patients and families with information and coping mechanisms.
- Assess the information patients want and need, using language and approaches that help them understand their care and treatment.
- Formulate and document discharge plans that support patients’ continued meaningful life activities.
- Integrate assessment and diagnostic information to anticipate age-specific healthcare needs.
- Ensure effective handoff communication, including likely developing situations and outstanding problems.
- Identify patient education needs related to medication management and provide discharge medication instructions.
- Use judgment to modify care regimens appropriately and facilitate responses from healthcare team members.
- Work with case managers and healthcare providers to resolve issues related to care regimens.
- Assess unit needs and develop staffing adjustments as needed; attend educational sessions that support assessment, leadership, decision-making, and workload prioritization.
- Plan and provide individualized comfort measures using scientifically sound, evidence-based approaches.
- Participate in unit- or hospital-based committees and performance improvement activities.
- Participate in preparation for regulatory agency readiness.
- Contribute to unit efforts to achieve patient satisfaction goals and maintain awareness of HCAHPS measurements.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Flexible Spending Account, including healthcare and dependent care FSAs
- Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
- Basic and supplemental group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter transit and parking benefits
- Voluntary legal services
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Paid Time-Off Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
