Registered Nurse - Neuro Critical Care - Nights

Position: REGISTERED NURSE - NEURO CRITICAL CARE - F/T NIGHTS

REGISTERED NURSE - NEURO CRITICAL CARE - F/T NIGHTS

JFK University Medical Center – Edison, New Jersey

Requisition #| Shift: Night | Status:
Full Time with Benefits

About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children’s hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state. 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.

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• Compassionate
• Creative
• Connected

Overview

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes. The position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. The RN directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and coordinates patient care/unit activities with physicians and support services.

Responsibilities

Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up‑to‑date evidence‑based research, policies, and standards of care. The day‑to‑day responsibilities include: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Assessment

• Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
• Perform age and disease‑specific assessment data collection independently, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Recognize clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
• Identify variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.

Plan

• Develop a plan of care prescribing strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Formulate age and disease‑specific patient/family‑centered goals and outcomes based on assessment data.
• Coordinate a patient/family‑focused plan of care that is prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.

Implementation

• Communicate, coordinate, and implement the plan of care.
• Provide ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other health‑care team members.
• Implement age and disease‑specific care in an organized and timely manner.
• Coordinate patient/family education and ensure understanding.
• Perform care per established protocols, including documentation.
• Provide nursing care and treatments that reflect the patient's needs, advocate appropriately, and demonstrate evidence‑based practice.
• Document care continuously using point‑of‑care electronic records.
• Administer medication using bar‑scanning technologies for safe delivery.
• Discharge patient with multidisciplinary coordination to ensure safe transition.

Evaluation

• Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Initiate interventions related to patient’s change in condition and unexpected response to care.

Additional Responsibilities

• Identify ethical issues and bring them to attention of team members.
• Respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education as required.
• Adhere to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses.
• Lift a minimum of 35 lbs., push/pull a minimum of 10 lbs., and stand for a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Adhere to HMH's organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• BSN in progress and/or willing to obtain within three years of hire.
• At least six months of relevant nursing experience or active participant with Hackensack Meridian Health’s Nurse Residency Program.
• Rapid learner, strong sense of accountability, teamwork focus, dedication to ongoing education, and passion to deliver high quality patient care.

Preferred Education, Knowledge,

Skills And Abilities

• National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.

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