Registered Nurse - Respiratory - F/T Days

About the role

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes, expanding knowledge and skills while providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services. Nursing practices are delivered according to the most up‑to‑date evidence‑based research, policies, and standards of care to ensure safe, excellent, individualized patient care.

Responsibilities

• Collect comprehensive patient data; perform age‑ and disease‑specific assessments independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Recognize clinical and diagnostic status changes; identify patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and cultural differences.
• Develop a plan of care prescribing strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes; formulate age‑ and disease‑specific patient/family‑centered goals based on assessment data.
• Coordinate and implement the plan of care; communicate ongoing status with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and the health‑care team.
• Provide age‑ and disease‑specific care in an organized, timely manner; provide or coordinate patient/family education and ensure understanding.
• Perform according to established protocols in clinical situations, including appropriate communication and documentation.
• Provide nursing care and treatments reflecting patient 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 using bar‑scanning and documentation technologies to ensure safe delivery.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary discharge to ensure safe transition and continuum of care.
• Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes; utilize critical thinking based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Initiate interventions related to changes in patient condition or unexpected responses 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.
• Acquire and maintain required 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/pull a minimum of 10 lbs., and stand a minimum of 6 hours per day.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree. BSN in progress and/or willingness to acquire within three (3) years of hire (applies to team members hired on or after November 2019; union contract notes BSN required within five years of hire, with advanced master’s degrees satisfying the BSN requirement). 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, strong sense of accountability for improving patients’ lives, exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong patient focus.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.

Benefits

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

Pay

Minimum rate of $46.25 hourly. Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness and considers factors such as experience, education and certifications, geographic location, internal equity, budget and grant funding, shift differentials for evening/night/weekend work, and potential performance‑based incentives, bonuses, or commissions.