Registered Nurse - NICU - Hopewell NIGHTS

Position Overview

Capital Health is the region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by the DNV that includes two hospitals, an outpatient center, satellite ED, and an expansive network of primary and specialty care.

Position:
Registered Nurse (full‑time equivalent)

Pay Range: $43.90 – $59.69 per hour
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Delivers quality care to patients through a team effort, working with others through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Assures patient safety by executing appropriate policies and procedures. Provides appropriate support for pain management, both pharmacological and non‑pharmacological measures. Assists patients and families in identifying individualized comfort measures. Follows up on internal resources to determine the outcome of interventions completed by other departments.

Mobilizes resources in complex cases to maximize patient control and participation over recovery. Provides information and interpretation of the patient’s condition and offers coping mechanisms to both patient and family. Assesses how much information a patient wants and needs while utilizing a vocabulary and approach that enables the patient to successfully process the care and course of treatment. Forms and documents a discharge plan that maximizes the patient’s ability to continue with meaningful life activities.

Integrates assessment and diagnostic information with intuition to foresee potential age‑specific healthcare needs. Anticipates patient needs. Ensures handoff communication and includes a report in terms of situations most likely to develop and problems awaiting resolution. Identifies proactive issues related to patient education for medication management. Provides discharge planning including instructions on discharge medications. Uses discretionary judgment to appropriately modify patient care regimens.

Facilitates appropriate response from other health care team members to provide quality and safe care. Explores multiple aspects of care regimen with case manager and health care providers to promote appropriate resolution. Displays ability to see the entire unit and is self‑motivated to develop a plan for adjusting staffing patterns as needed. Attends educational sessions when offered in areas that will improve the ability to assess needs in the respective department, such as charge nurse workshops, leadership training, critical decision making, prioritization of workload, etc.

Plans and provides unique and individualized comfort measures while utilizing intuitive and innovative approaches that are scientifically sound and evidenced‑based. Participates in unit‑based and/or hospital‑based committees. Participates in performance improvement activities at the unit and/or hospital wide level. Participates actively in the preparation of Joint Commission readiness. Participates in unit level efforts to achieve successful Patient Satisfaction scores and has an awareness of the HCAAPS measurements.

Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

• Education:
  
  Associate’s degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience:
  
  Previous nursing experience preferred.
• Other Credentials: AHA BLS – Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse – NJ or Registered Nurse – NLC multi‑state; requires TNCC (or obtain within 1 year of hire) and 8 hours of trauma‑related CNE annually if assigned to RMC ICU/CCU, RMC Surgical Trauma Unit, RMC PACU, Emergency Department (all campuses).
• Requires NIH Stroke Scale Certification (or obtain by end of orientation) and 8 hours of stroke‑related CNE annually if assigned to Critical Care, Intermediate Care Unit, Emergency Department, Neuro Units, Cardiology Inpatient at Hopewell, Peds ED, PACU, Interventional Radiology, CNI, Observation.
• Requires ACLS (or obtain within 6 months of hire) if assigned to Critical Care/Intermediate/Telemetry, Emergency Rooms, Pediatrics/Pediatrics Emergency Room, Labor…