Registered Nurse - Acute Icu​/Ccu | Day Shift

Registered Nurse – Acute ICU/CCU

Full‑time day shift (12 HR).

Requisition number: REGIS
009284.

New Bridge Medical Center

• Assessment, treatment and patient care responsibilities delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development appropriate to the ages served.
• Identify and document initial observation and assessment of the patient’s needs for immediate nursing action.
• Systematically and accurately assess nursing needs to detect pertinent changes in the clinical picture.
• Select, plan, evaluate, and document care based on assessment.
• Assess, intervene, and document appropriately to meet patient’s educational, psychosocial, and discharge planning needs.
• Initiate appropriate referrals to other departments, services, and/or outside agencies for patient care.
• Initiate and follow through with patient and family teaching.
• Consult with unit nursing leadership regarding significant changes in patient condition.
• Communicate relevant patient care information on shift‑to‑shift reports.
• Utilize patient care standards in clinical practice.
• Collaborate with all members of the health care team.
• Document pertinent information regarding patient’s response to treatment in the chart.
• Complete admission/transfer summary sheet and/or discharge summary.
• Transcribe physician orders accurately and timely (when ward clerk unavailable).
• Seek clarification of unclear or inappropriate physician orders.
• Interpret clinical data and notify the physician promptly if immediate changes in management are indicated.
• Administer intravenous medications in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Titrate medicated infusions per physician prescriptives, protocols, and standard. Transport patients to operating room and from post‑anesthesia care unit.
• Check that emergency equipment is on hand and in good working order.
• Recognize and report malfunction or failure of equipment used in the area to Biomedical Engineering; take appropriate action to repair or replace such equipment (e.g., ventilators, cardiac monitors, defibrillators, suction apparatus, pumps, doppler, O2 tank, pacemaker).
• Check policy and procedures on proper handling of sharps.

• Participate in interdisciplinary patient care rounds by presenting findings.
• Apply principles of infection control and safety.
• Assist in the orientation of new personnel.
• Provide clinical supervision of LPNs, CNAs, ward clerks, and other ancillary staff.
• Deliver respectful, flexible, knowledgeable, confident, professional, pleasant, patient‑focused service in accordance with customer service performance expectations.
• Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objective, quality‑assurance programs, safety, environmental, and infection‑control standards. Assess gaps in policies and create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Understand and adhere to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Be familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values statements.

• Orient patient’s family to the new environment; develop rapport with patient’s family.
• Relieve the Nurse Manager/Clinical Director as required.
• Assist in data collection and analysis of Quality Assurance/​CQI monitors; participate in implementation of follow‑up action.
• Effectively utilize the hospital computer system as it pertains to job responsibilities and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Participate actively on Quality Improvement committees as assigned.
• Assist other personnel as needed.
• Keep up to date with current trends pertinent to area of assignment.
• Participate in continuing education activities; attend mandatory scheduled in‑service programs; share information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Respond to hospital codes (Code 9, Code Blue, Nurse Control, etc.), as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.
• Attend monthly unit meetings.

• Current New Jersey licensure as RN required.
• BLS & IV certification required.
• One year of medical‑surgical experience preferred.
• Clinical nursing skills for a new graduate RN.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal…