Registered Nurse - Hybrid Position Preop/PACU - F/T Days

Responsibilities

• Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care.
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.
• Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
• Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
• Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
• Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.

Qualifications

• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license.
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS/CPR certification.
• American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification.
• American Heart Association (AHA) PALS certification.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) certification.
• Telemetry certification.
• Intravenous (IV) certification with adult experience.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Weekend rotation in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Two (2) years critical care unit nursing experience.
• Six (6) months recent Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nursing experience preferred.
• Preoperative nursing experience preferred.
• Willingness to obtain national certification within three (3) years of hire.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in progress and/or willingness to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.
• The ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.