REGISTERED NURSE | ACUTE ADDICTION TREATMENT UNIT 11-3|FULL-TIME DAY SHIFT -12 Hrs (25486)

General Responsibilities

• Assesses and documents initial observation and assessment of the patient's need for immediate nursing action.
• Systematically and accurately assesses the nursing needs of the patient to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture.
• Selects, plans, evaluates, and documents care based on this assessment.
• Intervenes and documents care based on this assessment appropriately to meet patient’s educational, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs.
• Selects appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for patient care.
• Provides comprehensive patient care.
• Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team and communicates relevant patient care information on shift-to-shift reports.
• Documents pertinent information regarding patient’s response to treatment and progression toward goals in patient’s chart.
• Completes admission/transfer summary and/or discharge summary.
• Sets up IV access and maintains line.
• Performs phlebotomy duties as necessary.
• Assesses and coordinates patients’ pain management.
• Responds appropriately in crisis situations by demonstrating knowledge of emergency procedures, remaining calm, and functioning properly in emergencies.

Direct Patient Care Responsibilities

• Administers intravenous medications in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Transports patients.
• Establishes IV access and maintains line.
• Performs phlebotomy duties as necessary.
• Assesses and coordinates patients’ pain management.
• Responds appropriately in crisis situations by demonstrating knowledge of emergency procedures, remaining calm, and functioning properly in emergencies.

Indirect Patient Care Responsibilities

• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds by presenting findings on patients.
• Affixes principles of infection control and safety.
• Aids in the orientation of new personnel.
• Provides clinical supervision of Certified Nursing Assistants, Ward Clerks, and other ancillary staff.
• Maintains established department policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Assesses gaps in policies and procedures and creates necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Maintains patient’s nutritional status and collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to ensure adequate nutrition to meet metabolic needs.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.

Customer Service

• Respects, is flexible, knowledgeable, confident, professional, pleasant, patient, and helpful.
• Timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with the Customer Service Performance expectations.

Other Duties

• Orients patient’s family to new environment; develops rapport with patient’s family.
• Relieves the Nurse Manager/Clinical Director as required.
• Aids in data collection and analysis of Quality Assurance/CQI monitors; participates in implementation of follow up action.
• Utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Participates actively in Quality Improvement committees as assigned.
• Aids other personnel as needed.
• Keeps up to date with current trends pertinent to area of assignment.
• Participates in continuing education activities; attends mandatory scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Responds to hospital codes (Code Blue, Code Stroke, etc., as assigned).
• Attends monthly unit meetings.

Safety Checks

• Ensures that emergency equipment is on hand and in good working order.
• Recognizes and reports malfunction or failure of equipment in the area to Biomedical Engineering; takes appropriate action to repair/replace such equipment (e.g. ventilators, cardiac monitors, defibrillators, suction apparatus, pumps, Doppler, O2 tanks, and pacemakers).
• Checks that all monitoring equipment and ventilator alarms are set according to standard.

Position Qualifications

• Current NJ licensure as RN is required.
• BLS and IV certifications is required.
• One-year addiction medicine experience is preferred.

Education

• BSN required, or proof of enrollment in an accredited BSN program with completion expected within three (3) years of start date.

Salary

Commensurate With Experience Within Posted Range $48.82 - $69.09 per hour / Differentials: WEEKEND $2.25 PER HR / EVENING 10% / NIGHT 12% /CHARGE PAY $2.25 PER HR

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays.
• Commitment to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.