Registered Nurse - Observation - Per Diem Days

About the role

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children's hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state.

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment
  • Collections comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the 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 in patient status.
  • Identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
  • 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 which is patient / family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.
  • Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
  • Provides ongoing communication with patient / family, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans.
  • Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
  • Provides or coordinates the patient / family education as needed and ensures understanding.
  • Performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
  • Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
  • Performs continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
  • Medications administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
  • Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
  • 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.
  • Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
  • Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Collaborative
  • Works collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to ensure patient care is coordinated and effective.
• Courageous
  • Acts with courage in challenging situations, advocating for patients and their families.
• Compassionate
  • Displays empathy and compassion towards patients and their families.
• Creative
  • Uses creative problem-solving skills to address patient care challenges.
• Connected
  • Stays connected with colleagues and the community to improve patient care.

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.
• Must have six (6) or more months of nursing experience OR must be an active participant with Hackensack Meridian Health’s Nurse Residency Program.
• Telemetry certification is a plus.