Registered Nurse Flex - Inpatient Hold (RMC) - Full-Time - NIGHTS

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a dynamic healthcare resource accredited by the DNV, including two hospitals, an outpatient center, a satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care.

About the role

Delivers quality care to patients through a team effort in working with others through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Assures patient safety by executing appropriate policies and procedures. Provides appropriate support for pain management, pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. Assists patient/family in identifying individualized comfort measures.

• Follows up on internal resources to determine the outcome of interventions completed by other departments.
• Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patients' control and participation over their own recovery.
• Provides information and interpretation of the patient's condition and offers coping mechanisms to both patient and family.
• Assesses how much information a patient wants and needs while utilizing a vocabulary and approach that enables the patient to successfully process the care and course of treatment.
• Formulates and documents a discharge plan that maximizes the patient's ability to continue with meaningful life activities.
• Integrates assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age-specific healthcare needs. Anticipates patients' needs.
• Ensures handoff communication and includes a report in terms of the situations most likely to develop and the problems awaiting the patient.
• Identifies proactively issues to be resolved related to patient education for medication management. Provides discharge planning which includes instructions on discharge medications.
• Uses discretionary judgment to appropriately modify patient care regimens. Facilitates appropriate response from other healthcare team members to provide quality and safe care.
• Explores multiple aspects of care regimen with case manager and healthcare providers to promote appropriate resolution.
• Displays ability to see the entire unit and is self-motivated to develop a plan for adjusting staffing patterns as needed.
• Attends educational sessions when offered in areas that will improve one's ability to assess the needs of one's respective department, including charge nurse workshops, leadership training, critical decision making, and prioritization of workload.
• Plans and provides unique and individualized comfort measures while utilizing intuitive and innovative approaches that are scientifically sound and result from evidence-based practice.
• Participates in unit-based and/or hospital-based committees.
• Participates in performance improvement activities at the unit and/or hospital-wide level.
• Participates actively in the preparation of Joint Commission readiness.
• Participates in unit-level efforts to achieve successful Patient Satisfaction scores and has an awareness of the HCAHPS measurements.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Previous nursing experience preferred but not required.
• AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider.
• Registered Nurse – NJ or Registered Nurse – NLC multi-state.
• Requires TNCC (or must obtain within 1 year of hire) AND 8 hours of Trauma-related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours annually if assigned to: RMC ICU/CCU, RMC Surgical Trauma Unit, RMC PACU, Emergency Department (all campuses).
• Requires NIH Stroke Scale Certification (or must obtain by end of orientation) AND 8 hours of Stroke-related Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours annually if assigned to: Critical Care, Intermediate Care Unit, Emergency Department, Neuro Units, Cardiology Inpatient at Hopewell, Peds ED, PACU, Interventional Radiology, CNI, Observation.
• Requires ACLS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to: Critical Care/Intermediate/Telemetry, Emergency Rooms, Pediatrics/Pediatrics Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery, Surgical Services (not to include Perioperative), Interventional Procedures, Observation.
• Requires NRP (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to: Maternity Services, Emergency Room RMC/Deborah.
• Requires PALS (or must obtain within 6 months of hire date) if assigned to: Emergency Rooms, Infant Follow-Up, Surgical Services (only PACU & Same Day Surgery), Pediatrics/Pediatric ED. ENPC accepted in lieu of PALS for Adult Emergency Room.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High interpersonal skills at an individual as well as team level.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Adjusts quickly and reacts positively to change.
• Considerable knowledge of principles, practices, and current trends in nursing.
• Good work ethic.
• Knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures, and standards.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit and Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance: Voluntary Life, Spouse Voluntary Life, Employee Voluntary Life, Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program

Pay

The pay range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position and may be modified in the future. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Pay Range: $43.90 - $59.69

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36