Registered Nurse,Ambulatory AMG Cedar Knolls NJ Job Bayonne area,New Jersey USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse, Ambulatory AMG- Full Time, Days, Cedar Knolls NJ

Principal Accountabilities

Promotes and restores patient health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.

Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients to understand their care needs.

Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

Promotes patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand the condition, medications, and self‑care skills; and answering questions.

Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection‑control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.

Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.

Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock levels; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt of supplies; and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.

Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem‑solving methods.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

BSN required.
BLS required.
Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining aseptic technique and providing excellent safe patient care.
Specialty knowledge, skills, and abilities may be required based on department/specialty group assigned.
Prior ambulatory OR medical/surgical experience.

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

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Registered Nurse, Ambulatory AMG Cedar Knolls NJ