Registered Nurse - CC General Adult Unit - F/T Days

About the role

As a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health, you will function as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. You will direct and oversee the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, while effectively coordinating patient care and unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services.

Responsibilities

• Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation, performing age and disease-specific assessments independently and systematically.
• Recognize clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient conditions.
• Identify patient and family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes, formulating patient/family-centered goals.
• Communicate, coordinate, and implement the plan of care, ensuring ongoing communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Provide or coordinate patient and family education, ensuring understanding.
• Perform nursing care and treatments reflecting patient needs, advocating appropriately, and demonstrating evidence-based practice.
• Document patient assessments, plans of care, interventions, and evaluations using Point-of-Care electronic systems.
• Administer medications utilizing bar-scanning and documentation technologies for safe delivery.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary discharge planning to ensure safe transitions and continuum of care.
• Evaluate progress toward outcomes, utilizing critical thinking to achieve desired patient results.
• Initiate interventions for changes in patient condition and unexpected responses to care.
• Identify and address ethical issues in practice settings.
• Enhance patient satisfaction by responding to opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education to meet facility accreditation and licensing requirements.
• Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Perform physical requirements, including lifting a minimum of 35 lbs., pushing/pulling a minimum of 10 lbs., and standing for at least 6 hours daily.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an Associate in Nursing or diploma in Nursing degree.
• BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing patient needs, and demonstrate accountability for improving patient and caregiver lives.
• Strong focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and passion for delivering high-quality care.
• National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License required.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification required within 60 days of entering the position.

Pay

Minimum starting rate of $45.14 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role and may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding. Some positions may also be eligible for shift differentials, performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions.

Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) employees, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.