Overview

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.

This position will also cover the Stress Lab at OUMC

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian includes:

Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care.

Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.

Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.

Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.

Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.

Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.

Qualifications

This position will also cover the Stress Lab at OUMC

Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required

Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS/CPR certification is required

ACLS required

BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire

Minimum 1 year of RN experience required

2 years telemetry, medical surgical, critical experience preferred

Cardiac Rehab experience is highly desired

National certification preferred

The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Job ID 2023-130476

Department O-O-JACKSON CARD RHB

Site Ocean University Medical Cntr

Job Location US-NJ-Brick

Position Type Per Diem

Shift Day

Shift Hours Day

Weekend Work No Weekends Required

On Call Work No On-Call Required

Holiday Work No Holidays Required