Registered Nurse - Med/Surg - F/T Day

At Hackensack Meridian Health our team members are the heart of what makes us better. We help patients live better, healthier lives and support one another to succeed, with a culture rooted in connection and collaboration. Competitive benefits are just the beginning — it’s also about how we support each other and show up for our community, advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes, focusing on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients, directing and overseeing care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and effectively coordinating patient care and unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation; performs age- and disease-specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status; recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes; identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
• Planning: Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes; formulates age- and disease-specific patient/family-centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data; develops and coordinates a plan of care that is patient/family focused, prioritized, and encompasses the continuum of care.
• Implementation: Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care; provides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members regarding patient status, rendered care, and treatment plans; implements age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner; provides or coordinates patient/family education and ensures understanding; performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events; provides nursing care and treatments reflecting patient needs, advocates appropriately, and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards; performs continuous point-of-care electronic documentation of each patient's assessments, plan of care, interventions, and evaluation; administers medication using bar-scanning and documentation technologies for safe delivery; conducts multi-disciplinary discharge to ensure safe transition and continuum of care.
• Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes; utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes; initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
• Additional Responsibilities: Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of team members; recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction; acquires and maintains competencies, certifications, and continuing education to meet facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements; adheres to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements; lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day; adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior; performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required Education: Minimum of an associate degree in Nursing or diploma in Nursing; BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Required Experience: Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• Required Attributes: Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs; strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of patients and their caregivers; exceptional focus on teamwork; dedication to ongoing education; ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.
• Preferred: National Certification in area of specialty when eligible.

Licenses and Certifications

• Current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association required within 60 days of hire.

Pay

Minimum rate of $46.25 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good-faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of the market-competitive total rewards package. The base compensation determined at the time of offer may differ from the posted rate based on non-discriminatory factors including labor market data, years of relevant experience, education and certifications, demonstrated skills and competencies, geographic location (cost of living and market rates), internal equity, and departmental budgets or grant funding. Some positions may be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate, and certain positions may be eligible for shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend work. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement benefits