Registered Nurse - Observation - RMC - FT - Night

About the role

The role involves delivering quality care to patients through teamwork, managing pain and pharmacological measures, supporting patient/family education, and formulating discharge plans. The position requires a strong problem-solving and decision-making skill set, excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, and the ability to anticipate and address patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Executes appropriate policies & procedures to assure patient safety.
• Supports pain management and non-pharmacological measures.
• Assists patient/family in identifying individualized comfort measures.
• Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patients' control and participation.
• Provides information and interpretation of the patient's condition and offers coping mechanisms.
• Affirms patient's ability to continue meaningful life activities.
• Foresees potential age-specific healthcare needs and identifies issues for patient education.
• Facilitates appropriate responses from other health care team members.
• Plans and provides unique and individualized comfort measures.
• Participates in unit and hospital committees.
• Engages in performance improvement activities.
• Attends educational sessions to enhance departmental needs.

Requirements

• Education: Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience: None preferred, but previous nursing experience is beneficial.
• Certifications: AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse - NJ, TNCC, NIH Stroke Scale Certification, ACLS, NRP, PALS.
• Physical Demands: Frequent physical demands include pushing/pulling, twisting, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, crawling, wrist position deviation, pinching, keyboard use, repetitive motion, taste/smell, sitting, climbing, standing, walking, carrying objects, talking/hearing, lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Sensory Requirements: Very accurate vision, near/far vision, color discrimination, accurate depth perception, accurate hearing.
• Occupational Exposure Risks: Bloodborne Pathogens, chemical exposure, airborne communicable disease, dust/particulate matter.

Qualifications

Qualifications include strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, high interpersonal and communication abilities, quick adjustment to change, and considerable knowledge of nursing principles and practices.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High interpersonal and communication skills.
• Quick adjustment to change.
• Significant knowledge of nursing principles and practices.
• Good work ethic.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program