Registered Nurse (RN)

About the role

AcuteCare Health System is recruiting an RN to join our team in Lakewood, NJ. For years, we have provided high-quality, comprehensive health services to our complex patients, and we are dedicated to giving them wellness while maintaining a strong sense of patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory standards.
• Assures safety in practice by maintaining a realization of one's level of knowledge and experience and assuming responsibility for advancing knowledge of self and others of the patient care team by communicating with and utilizing resource persons and programs available.
• Supervise and direct the delegation of tasks to appropriate team members and collaborate with other patient care providers.
• Consistently set and evaluate priorities through appropriate interventions with measurable outcomes toward improvement.
• Utilize the nursing processes to integrate all aspects of the provision of care and individualize the plan of care to address the patient's specific needs.

Requirements

• BA/BS/BSN degree
• Current NJ RN Licensure required
• One year of bedside nursing in an Acute Care or Rehab setting is required
• BLS required
• ACLS preferred (must acquire within six months of employment)

Qualifications

• National Certification preferred
• Prior Critical Care experience preferred
• Previous hospital experience is a huge plus
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with familiarity with the vulnerable individuals and their caretakers
• Computer literacy and familiarity with healthcare software platforms

Benefits

• 401(k)+ company matching
• Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

Competitive Salary

Schedule

Full-Time, Part-Time, per-diem RN position available (Day/Night Shifts). Involves working with patients and families at the Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey, where high-acuity post-ICU patients are served.