Registered Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool - F/T Days

About the role

The Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population, providing and ensuring safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care. This role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care, coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams, and administering medications.

Responsibilities

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
• Performs age and disease-specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Navigates and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
• Provides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care, and treatment plans.
• Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• A current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.
• Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participation with Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.
• National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.