Registered Nurse, Cardiac/Telemetry, Full Time, Day

Sign-on bonus available.

About the role

To fulfill the needs of patients in a variety of age groups, their family members, and the community by performing varied patient care tasks and functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required
• Current/valid State of New Jersey license (or legal permission to work from the New Jersey Board of Nursing)
• CPR certifications
• Computer and keyboard skills
• Medical terminology

Skills

Physical and cognitive requirements:

• Full range of body motion including physically assisting patients, requiring stretching, bending, lifting, sitting, kneeling, stooping, standing, walking, pushing, and pulling
• Classified as Very Heavy Work by USDOL: exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Follows NIOSH guidelines (average worker should not lift more than 51 pounds without assistance)
• Manual and finger dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and constant talking and listening in English
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including speech clarity and understanding relayed information
• Deductive and inductive reasoning skills (applying general rules to specific problems and combining pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions)
• Considerable walking, standing, sitting, reaching, filing, typing, and photocopying
• Ability to perform work accurately, pay attention to details, and switch tasks without loss of efficiency or composure
• Ability to function competently in stressful situations and adapt to changing work environments related to patients with acute, chronic, complex, and/or terminal disease processes
• Ability to work cooperatively within a multidisciplinary health system team (e.g., MDs, Rehab, Respiratory, DI, Laboratory)
• Effective time management skills to set priorities, perform responsibilities, problem-solve, and deliver care

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision discount program (full-time and part-time employees)
• Group term life insurance and AD&D (full-time employees)
• Flexible spending accounts and commuter benefit plans
• Supplemental voluntary benefits (e.g., short-term and long-term disability, whole life insurance, legal support)
• 6 paid holidays, paid time off (varies), wellness time off, extended illness leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles fitness center membership discount
• Daycare discounts for various facilities

Pay

Pay range: $47.80 – $59.75 per hour.

Schedule

Day shift at The Valley Hospital in Paramus.