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

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 for a variety of complex patients. You will direct and oversee 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

• Deliver nursing care according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to ensure safe and excellent individualized patient care.
• Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation:
  • Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
  • Perform age- and disease-specific assessments independently in a systematic manner, 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.
  • 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 based on assessment data.
  • Develop and coordinate a patient/family-focused plan of care, prioritized and encompassing the continuum of care.
• Communication and Coordination:
  • Provide ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other members of the healthcare team regarding patient status, care, and treatment plans.
  • Implement age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner.
  • Provide or coordinate patient/family education as needed and ensure understanding.
  • Perform according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
• Care Delivery:
  • Provide nursing care and treatments reflecting patients' needs, advocate appropriately, and demonstrate evidence-based practice and compliance with standards.
  • Perform continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of assessments, plan-of-care, interventions, and evaluation of rendered care.
  • Administer medication utilizing bar-scanning and documentation technologies to ensure safe delivery.
  • Coordinate multi-disciplinary discharge of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Evaluation and Critical Thinking:
  • Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes.
  • Utilize critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
  • Initiate interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected responses to care.
  • Identify ethical issues in practice and bring them to the attention of the team.
  • Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education to meet facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
• Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Lift a minimum of 35 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 10 lbs., and stand a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required.
• Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS/CPR certification is required.
• Minimum 1 year of acute care RN experience highly desired.
• National certification preferred.
• BSN preferred or willingness to acquire within 3 years of hire.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of patients and their caregivers.
• Exceptional focus on teamwork and dedication to ongoing education.
• Passion for delivering the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.
• Must be a self-starter who works well independently.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills; ability to multitask.

Pay

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. The minimum base pay for this role is $46.25 per hour. Posted rates may vary based on several non-discriminatory factors, including labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget considerations. Certain positions may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, commissions, or shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts.

Benefits

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

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