Registered Nurse - FT Days

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed.

With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.

It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

As part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to patients. Support the Unit Manager to maintain excellent clinical standards and patient experience.

Provides the highest level of service to all patient's, families, and visitors to ensure satisfaction. Responsible for ensuring all assigned residents receive all medications, treatments, and nursing care as ordered.

Completes all required documentation as per state / federal guidelines.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health Nursing and Rehab can be described as :

• Functions responsibly as an RN educator; teaches patients and families based on identified health needs
• Utilizes appropriate teaching methodologies based upon the learning needs of the patients
• Performs as a practitioner in a safe and efficient manner
• Actively perpetuates assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of resident care plan are reflective of Policy and Procedure and Standard of Care, measured by complete and accurate documentation
• Demonstrates team approach to problem solving through frequent communication and collaboration on complex issues
• Monitors and supervises nursing staff to ensure quality of care
• Maintains all facility equipment as per facility policy. Follows Manufacturers’ specifications for use of equipment
• IV pumps
• Identifies equipment problems and safety hazards and takes appropriate action to initiate repairs and / or correction of deficiencies
• Supplies are stocked and cleaned as appropriately so equipment is readily available
• Delegates tasks and assignments to appropriate staff within their scope of practice

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :

• Completion of an approved RN program
• Perform clinical care professionally
• Serve as patient advocate and role model to other Team Members
• Deliver patient care with minimal disruptions and obstacles
• Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred :

• Long-term care facility experience
• Prior work experience with geriatric and disabled populations
• Bi-lingual (Spanish)

Licenses and Certifications Required :

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License
• BLS Basic Life Support
• CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• IV Certification

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!