Registered Nurse - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - P/T with Benefits Days
Jersey Shore's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides treatment for adults who voluntarily seek treatment for acute exacerbation of a mental illness and who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety.
- Eligibility
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Shift and hours
- Days Registered Nurse - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - P/T with Benefits Days
- Unit and setting
- Inpatient Psychiatric Unit · Hospital adults voluntarily seeking acute psychiatric inpatient stabilization
- License
- RN licenseRN license in the State of New Jersey
- Term
- Permanent Registered Nurse - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - P/T with Benefits DaysPart-time with benefits
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN license in the State of New Jersey Check your license
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Borough of Neptune City staff RN rolesBorough of Neptune City staff RN postings that state pay run $45/hr to $45/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $45/hr, across 68 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- substantial tuition reimbursement
Benefits
- Benefitssubstantial tuition reimbursementsubstantial tuition reimbursement
- Benefitsmentoring programsmentoring programs
- workplace excellence
- collaborative work environment
- work-life balance
- compassionate nursing culture
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- evidence-based individualized patient care
- Day to day
- ongoing team and patient communication Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.
- Day to day
- bar-scanning medication administration Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
- Day to day
- electronic point-of-care documentation Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
- Day to day
- patient and family centered education Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
- Day to day
- multidisciplinary discharge planning Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
- Details
- 30 beds
- Details
- average length of stay about eight days The average length of stay is about eight days.
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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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. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Jersey Shore's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides treatment for adults who voluntarily seek treatment for acute exacerbation of a mental illness and who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety. The unit is designed to keep patients in the area, near families, friends, and other support systems throughout their treatment. Our unit offers:
- Medication management
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Family therapy
Our licensed 30-bed facility is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, physician specialists, psychiatric registered nurses, psychiatric social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, substance abuse staff, and other medical personnel. The unit's philosophy is that, "Rapid, short-term intervention can often prevent long-term problems from developing." The average length of stay is about eight days.
A day in the life of a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care.
- Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.
- Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
- Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
- Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
- Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
What's around it?
Borough of Neptune City, NJ
Living costs about 9% above the US average