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

About the role

The Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health is a caregiver for a specific patient population, focusing on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care, and coordinating patient care/unit activities.

Responsibilities

• Delivers nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care.
• Performs comprehensive data collection and assessment focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Develops and coordinates a plan of care that includes age and disease-specific patient / family-centered goals and interventions.
• Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care with patients, families, nursing colleagues, and other members of the health care team.
• Administers medications using bar-scanning and documentation technologies.
• Coordinates multi-disciplinary discharges to ensure safe transitions and continuity of care.
• Evaluates progress towards achieving outcomes and initiates interventions related to patient conditions.
• Advises on ethical issues in the practice setting and collaborates with team members.
• Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.

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 participation in 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.