REGISTERED NURSE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FULL-TIME EVENING SHIFT 3:00pm-3:00am (24855)

Job Duties

• Gives comprehensive patient care.
• Initiates and follows through with patient and family teaching.
• Identifies and documents initial observation and assessment of the patient's needs for immediate nursing action.
• Selects, plans, evaluates, and documents care based on this assessment.
• Selects, plans, evaluates, and documents care based on this assessment.
• Assesses, intervenes, and documents appropriately to meet patient's educational, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for patient care.
• Consults with unit Nursing Leadership regarding significant changes in patient's condition.
• Communicates relevant patient care information on shift-to-shift report.
• Utilizes patient care standards in clinical practice.
• Collaborates with all members of the health care team.
• Documents pertinent information regarding patient's response to treatment and progression toward discharge goals in patient's chart.
• Completes Admission, Discharge, and Groups in electronic medical record.
• Sets clarification of physician's orders that are unclear or inappropriate.
• Interprets clinical data and notifies the physician promptly if immediate changes in management are indicated.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds by presenting findings on patients as it relates to admission/discharge, and groups on disease specific topics.
• Applies principles of infection control and safety.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with patient expectations.
• Other Duties: Orients patients to new environment; develops rapport with patient.
• Affords assistance in data collection and analysis of Quality of groups as they relate to Depression disorders, and self-harm reduction.
• Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Assists other personnel as needed.
• Be assigned to patient care in an emergency or "other duties as assigned."
• Keeps up to date with current trends pertinent to area of assignment.
• Participates in continuing education activities; attends mandatory scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Responds to hospital codes (Team 20, Dr. Strong, RRT and Code Blue, within assigned unit assignments).
• Performs Other Related Duties As Required.
• Attends monthly unit meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

  Qualifications

  • Current NJ licensure as RN.
  • BLS, ALCS, PALS, IV Therapy.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
  • Experienced ED nurses BSN preferred – must have at least 2 years of recent (less than 5 years) ED experience.
  • Must have ACLS, PALS and Triage course upon hire.
  • ENA certification preferred.
  • Inexperienced ED including in-house transfers and new grads BSN is required or in progress (submit a letter showing matriculation status from the academic institution) with a completion date of 3 years from Date of hire.
  • ACLS and PALS required upon hire unless they are accepted into the Nurse Residency Program.
  • Education: BSN required, or proof of enrollment in an accredited BSN program with completion expected within three (3) years of start date.

  Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays.
  • Commitment to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs.