Registered Nurse AMG Pediatric Endocrinology - Morristown

Registered Nurse, Full Time - AMG Pediatric Endocrinology

Promotes and restores patient's health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.

Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.

Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand the condition, medications, and self-care skills; and answering questions. Deliver patient centered comprehensive diabetes education, supporting patients and families with self-management, treatment adherence, and continuity of care.

Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. Attend monthly TEAM and DIABETES meetings and quarterly CLINICAL meeting.

Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.

Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records electronically (EPIC).

Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs in EPIC.

Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.

Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.

Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.

Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.

Coordinate and complete prior authorizations and statement of medical necessity for medications, procedures, and medical equipment.

Process refill requests and triage patient calls to facilitate appropriate clinical follow-up.

Complete and document required direct patient diabetes education hours and continuing education units (CEUs) to meet eligibility requirements for the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) examination, expected within two years of hire.

Develop and coordinate diabetes-focused educational initiatives, including CEU accredited programs for inpatient nursing staff and community healthcare providers, to support continuing education and evidence-based practice.

Other duties as assigned.

Required:

• BSN required.
• BLS required.
• Specialty knowledge, skills, and abilities may be required based on department/specialty group assigned.

Preferred:

• Capable of working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining aseptic technique and providing excellent safe patient care.
• CDCES.

Atlantic Medical Group is a physician-led and physician-governed organization that delivers the highest quality health care, at the right place, the right price, and the right time. We are a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,000 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at over 300 locations throughout northern and central New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver exceptional care recognizing the unique needs of all those we serve.

Our vision is to achieve the best outcomes with our patients at the center of the physician-led team, driven by service, innovation and continuous learning.

Our integrated network offers seamless access to Atlantic Health's entire health care continuum and our nationally and regionally ranked hospitals. In collaboration with Atlantic Health, several of our practices offer urgent care and walk-in services.

In addition to primary care physicians, the team includes specialists that care for patients in all aspects of their health from pediatrics to geriatrics and…