Registered Nurse - Infusion Services - P/T with Benefits - Days

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 knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to 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

• 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 variables in 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, prioritized plan of care 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, rendered 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.
• Direct Care and Documentation
  • 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.
  • Facilitate 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 response to care.
  • Identify ethical issues in the practice setting and bring them to the attention of other team members.
  • Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Professional Development and Compliance
  • Acquire and 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.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, with a strong sense of accountability for improving patients' and caregivers' lives.
• 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.
• Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification strongly preferred.

Schedule

This position follows a rotating schedule of 3 days one week and 4 days the next, totaling seven shifts per pay period.

Pay

The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good-faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting. The starting rate of pay is $46.25 per hour. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer, and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate.

Base compensation may vary based on non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs, or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation determined consistently with ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

Benefits

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

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