*$10K SIGN ON BONUS* Registered Nurse - Hospital at Home - HPW - FT - Night

About the role

The role involves delivering quality care to patients through the nursing process in the home setting and virtually. It also includes supporting acute care delivery in the patient’s home through in-home visits and virtual monitoring in the command center.

Responsibilities

• Delivers quality care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, education, and care coordination.
• Supports the acute care delivery in the patient’s home through in-home visits and virtual monitoring in the command center.
• Assures patient safety by executing appropriate policies and procedures.
• Serves as an advocate by providing emotional and informational support to patients and families and giving them an opportunity to participate in their plan of care and goal setting.
• Plans for providing traditional and individualized comfort measures.
• Works with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Educates patients about various medical conditions and provides advice and emotional support to patients' families.
• Contributes and supports the organization's readiness for various regulatory agencies, Environment of Care, Magnet and various certifications.

Requirements

• Education: Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Experience: Three years in an acute care setting. Previous telemetry experience required.
• Other Credentials: AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse NJ or Registered Nurse multi-state Drivers License.
• Requires ATCN or TNCC (or must obtain within 1 year of hire) AND 8 hours of Trauma related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours annually if assigned to certain units.
• Requires NIH Stroke Scale Certification (or must obtain by end of orientation) AND 8 hours of Stroke related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours annually if assigned to certain units.
• Knowledge and Skills: Possesses strong problem solving and decision making skills. Demonstrates high interpersonal skills at an individual as well as team level. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Adjusts quickly and reacts positively to change. Considerable knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in nursing. Possesses good work ethic.

Qualifications

• Requires ACLS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to certain units.
• Requires NRP (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to certain units.
• Requires PALS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to certain units.
• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures and standards.

Skills

• Possesses strong problem solving and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates high interpersonal skills at an individual as well as team level.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Adjusts quickly and reacts positively to change.
• Considerable knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in nursing.
• Possesses good work ethic.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program