Registered Nurse | Acute Atu | Night Shift

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We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Registered Nurse.

• Identifies and documents initial observation and assessment of the patient’s needs for immediate nursing action.
• Systematically and accurately assesses nursing needs of the patient in order to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture.
• Selects, plans, evaluates, and documents care based on this assessment.
• Assesses, intervenes, and documents appropriately to meet patient’s educational, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for patient care.

• Gives comprehensive patient care.
• Initiates and follows through with patient and family teaching.
• Consults with unit Nursing Leadership regarding significant changes in patient’s condition.
• Communicates relevant patient care information on shift-to-shift report.
• Utilizes patient care standards in clinical practice.
• Collaborates with all members of the health care team.
• Documents pertinent information regarding patient’s response to treatment and progression toward discharge goals in patient’s chart.
• Completes Admission, Discharge, and Groups in electronic medical record.
• Seeks clarification of physician's orders that are unclear or inappropriate.
• Interprets clinical data and notifies the physician promptly if immediate changes in management are indicated.

• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds by presenting findings on patients as it relates to admission/discharge, and groups on disease specific topics.
• Applies principles of infection control and safety.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with patient experience expectations.

• Orients patients to new environment; develops rapport with patient.
• Assists in data collection and analysis of Quality of groups as they relate to Depression disorders, and self-harm reduction.
• Effectively utilizes the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Assists other personnel as needed, be assigned to patient care in an emergency or other duties as assigned.
• Keeps up to date with current trends pertinent to area of assignment.
• Participates in continuing education activities; attends mandatory scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Responds to hospital codes (Team 20, Dr. Strong, RRT and Code Blue, within assigned unit assignments).
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Attends monthly unit meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

• Current NJ licensure as RN.
• BLS from American Heart Association is required.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

• Graduation from accredited school of Nursing.

• Addiction Treatment Service Units.
• Frequently prolonged standing/walking.
• Protective clothing worn: face shield, gloves, impermeable gown when…