Registered Nurse; RN - Mental Health - Bridgeton

Major Function

Provides nursing services to patients requiring care. Ability to assess the physical, psychosocial, and learning needs of patients. Develops, implements, and evaluates a plan of care based on those assessments. Capable of delegating appropriate tasks and supervising ancillary staff.

• You must be enrolled in a BSN or MSN program from an accredited school of professional nursing within six months of hire or rehire and graduate on or before the third employment anniversary date into a nursing position. BSN or MSN graduates preferred.
• Grandfathered Exemption of Educational Requirement:
• Hired on or before May 31, 2013 – IMC
• Hired on or before August 4, 2015 – IMCW
• Hired on or before May 31, 2023 – IMCM
• Previous experience in psychiatry.
• Minimum of one year medical-surgical nursing preferable, but not essential.

• Current registration with New Jersey Board of Nursing.
• Welle certification required (will train).
• BLS required.
• National Certification preferred.
• American Heart Association CPR required.

• Demonstrates clinical knowledge, nursing competence, basic leadership skills and decision‑making ability.

Physical demands:

• Lifting 50 lbs – Occasionally
• Crouching – Occasionally
• Reaching – Frequently
• Carrying – Frequently
• Hearing – Constantly
• Walking – Frequently
• Pushing – Frequently
• Talking – Constantly
• Vision – Constantly

Environmental conditions:

• Noise – Frequently
• Varied temperatures – Occasionally
• Cleaning agents – Occasionally
• Noxious odors – Occasionally
• Patient exposure – Constantly
• Operative equipment – Frequently