Registered Nurse - Critical Care - P/T with Benefits Days

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. Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population 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. It directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. The RN effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services. Responsibilities Assessment Collects 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. Plan 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. Implementation 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 patient’s 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. Medication 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. Evaluation 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. Additional Responsibilities 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. Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements. Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day. Adheres to HMH’s organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Qualifications A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree. BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire. Must have a 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. Six (6) or more months of acute care nursing experience OR active participant in Hackensack Meridian Health’s Nurse Residency Program. ICU experience preferred; proficiency in the care of complex medical, cardiac and surgical patients preferred. Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, strong sense of accountability for improving lives of patients and caregivers, exceptional teamwork focus, dedication to ongoing education and passion to deliver high quality care. Experience with CRRT, IABP, therapeutic hypothermia, ICP monitoring, invasive pressure monitoring, and Roto‑Prone strongly preferred. NIH Stroke Certification, 12‑Lead EKG, Critical Care Course strongly preferred. National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible. Job Duties The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may differ based on non‑discriminatory factors including labor market data, experience, education and certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget and grant funding. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance‑based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts. Benefits In addition to compensation for full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits. Minimum rate of $45.73 hourly. #J-18808-Ljbffr