*$5K SIGN ON BONUS* Registered Nurse - Hemodialysis - RMC - FT - Evening

About the role

The role involves delivering quality care to patients through teamwork, implementing policies and procedures for patient safety, and providing support for pain management and pharmacological measures. The position also requires mobilizing resources for complex cases, formulating and documenting discharge plans, and anticipating patients' needs.

Responsibilities

• Executes appropriate policies & procedures to assure patient safety.
• Supports pain management and pharmacological measures.
• Assists patient/family in identifying individualized comfort measures.
• Follows up on internal resources to determine the outcome of interventions.
• Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patients' control and participation.
• Provides information and interpretation of the patient's condition and offers coping mechanisms.
• Affords patients and families information about their condition and coping mechanisms.
• Affords patients and families information about their condition and coping mechanisms.
• Formulates and documents a discharge plan that maximizes the patient's ability to continue with meaningful life activities.
• Integrates assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age-specific healthcare needs.
• Anticipates patients' needs and ensures handoff communication.
• Identifies issues related to patient education for medication management.
• Provides discharge planning which includes instructions on discharge medications.
• Uses discretionary judgment to modify patient care regimens.
• Facilitates appropriate responses from other health care team members.
• Develops a plan for adjusting staffing patterns as needed.
• Attends educational sessions to improve departmental needs.
• Participates in unit-based and hospital-wide committees.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Prepares for Joint Commission readiness.
• Works towards achieving successful Patient Satisfaction scores.
• Participates in unit-level efforts to achieve successful Patient Satisfaction scores.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

Education: Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience: None. Previous nursing experience preferred.

Other Credentials: AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse - NJ.

Knowledge and Skills: Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, high interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, quick adjustment to change, considerable knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and standards.

Special Training: Knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications

Physical Demands and Work Environment: Frequent physical demands include pushing/pulling, twisting, bending, reaching forward, reaching overhead, squatting/kneeling/crawling, wrist position deviation, pinching/fine motor activities, keyboard use/repetitive motion, taste/smell, sitting, climbing (stairs/ladders), standing, walking, carrying objects, talking/hearing. Occasional physical demands include sitting, carrying objects, talking/hearing. Continuous physical demands include standing, walking, carrying objects, talking/hearing. Sensory requirements include very accurate 20/40 vision, near vision, far vision, color discrimination, accurate depth perception, accurate hearing. Anticipated occupational exposure risks include bloodborne pathogens, chemical, airborne communicable disease, dust/particulate matter.

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 Legal Services
Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
Voluntary Pet Insurance
Paid Time-Off Program