Registered Nurse - Comprehensive Services Psych Unit - E/O Weekend without Benefits Evening

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 role focuses on expanding your 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

• Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
  • Assessment: Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation. Perform age- and disease-specific assessments independently, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status. Recognize clinical and diagnostic changes in patient status. Identify patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
  • Planning: Develop a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes. Formulate age- and disease-specific, patient/family-centered goals and outcomes. Develop and coordinate a prioritized plan of care encompassing the continuum of care.
  • Implementation: Communicate, coordinate, and implement the plan of care. Provide ongoing communication with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members regarding patient status and treatment plans. Implement age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner. Provide or coordinate patient/family education and ensure understanding. Perform care according to established protocols, including communication and documentation. Deliver nursing care reflecting patient needs, advocacy, and evidence-based practice. Perform continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation. Administer medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies. Facilitate multidisciplinary discharge planning for safe patient transitions.
  • Evaluation: Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes. Use critical thinking to achieve desired patient outcomes. Initiate interventions for changes in patient condition or unexpected responses to care. Identify and address ethical issues in practice. Enhance patient satisfaction through responsive care.
• 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.
• Physical requirements: Lift a minimum of 35 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 10 lbs., and stand a minimum of 6 hours per day.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • A minimum of an Associate in Nursing or diploma in Nursing.
  • BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire within three (3) years of hire (applies to team members hired on or after November 2019). For union roles (P4567U, CC456U, CC689U, CC891U), BSN is required within five years of hire. Advanced master's degrees in nursing (e.g., Associates to MSN) satisfy the BSN requirement.
  • 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 a strong sense of accountability for improving patient and caregiver lives.
  • Exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and ability to deliver high-quality care with a strong patient focus.
• Preferred:
  • National Certification in area of specialty (when eligible).
• Licenses and Certifications Required:
  • NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
  • AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering the position.

Pay

The minimum starting rate of pay for this role is $45.14 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good-faith estimate at the time of posting 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 be eligible for shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend work, as well as performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate.

Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) employees, including:

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits.