The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes.
Eligibility
Behavioral Health
Posted Sep 12
Shift and hours
Days Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Days
Unit and setting
PA-Behav Health STCF · Hospital Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Days
License
RN license
Term
Per Diem Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Days
Do you qualify?
Certification
acquire and maintain competencies, certifications, and continuing education for accreditation or licensingMust acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
Also asks
lift minimum 35 lbs, push/pull minimum 10 lbs, and stand minimum 6 hours dailyLifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for New Jersey PRN rolesNew Jersey PRN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $61/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $56/hr, across 742 postings.
coordinate patient care and unit activities with peers, physicians, and support servicesThis position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
Day to day
collect comprehensive health and situational dataCollects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Day to day
perform age- and disease-specific assessments focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive statusPerforms age and disease specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
Day to day
recognize clinical and diagnostic status changesRecognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
Day to day
identify patient and family education needsIdentifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
Day to day
develop plan of care prescribing strategies and interventionsDevelops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Day to day
formulate age- and disease-specific patient and family goalsFormulates age and disease specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
Day to day
develop and coordinate continuum-encompassing plan of careDevelops and coordinates a plan of care which is patient/family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.
Day to day
communicate, coordinate, and implement plan of careCommunicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
Day to day
communicate continuously with patient, family, colleagues, and healthcare teamProvides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans.
Day to day
implement age- and disease-specific careImplements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Day to day
provide and coordinate patient and family educationProvides or coordinates patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
Day to day
follow clinical protocols, communicate, and document eventsPerforms according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
Day to day
deliver evidence-based nursing care and advocate for patientsProvides nursing care and treatments that reflect patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
Day to day
perform continuous point-of-care electronic documentationPerforms continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
Day to day
administer medications using bar-scanning technologyMedication 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
coordinate multidisciplinary patient dischargingMulti-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
Day to day
evaluate progress toward outcomesEvaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Day to day
apply critical thinking based on nursing knowledgeUtilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Day to day
initiate interventions for patient condition changes or unexpected responsesInitiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
Day to day
identify practice ethical issues and report to team membersIdentifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
Day to day
enhance patient satisfactionRecognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
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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.
The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
A Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health involves the 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. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse includes:
Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment.
Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Performs age and disease specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
Identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Formulates age and disease specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
Develops and coordinates a plan of care which is patient/family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.
Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
Provides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans.
Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Provides or coordinates patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
Performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
Performs continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
Additional
Responsibilities
Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
Adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
Neighborhoods+Residential pockets in Perth Amboy transition from dense urban blocks near Raritan Bay to more suburban streetscapes moving inland. The Waterfront is characterized by early 1900s rowhouses, single-family homes, and condominium complexes situated near the marina and shoreline paths. Moving west, neighborhoods like Spa Springs provide a suburban atmosphere with larger properties, detached ranch and Cape Cod designs, and straightforward access to Woodbridge Commons and the Outerbridge Crossing. Surrounding Middlesex County municipalities such as Woodbridge, Fords, Rahway, and South Amboy also serve as common residential alternatives for local professionals.
Residential pockets in Perth Amboy transition from dense urban blocks near Raritan Bay to more suburban streetscapes moving inland. The Waterfront is characterized by early 1900s rowhouses, single-family homes, and condominium complexes situated near the marina and shoreline paths.
Moving west, neighborhoods like Spa Springs provide a suburban atmosphere with larger properties, detached ranch and Cape Cod designs, and straightforward access to Woodbridge Commons and the Outerbridge Crossing. Surrounding Middlesex County municipalities such as Woodbridge, Fords, Rahway, and South Amboy also serve as common residential alternatives for local professionals.
Getting around+Perth Amboy offers central regional connectivity via the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 287, and the New Jersey Turnpike, alongside the Outerbridge Crossing linking into Staten Island. Downtown features a dedicated NJ Transit rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, carrying passengers north toward Newark and New York City or south across Raritan Bay into South Amboy. Within the city, local roadways experience congestion after morning rush hours, and street parking in downtown and waterfront areas is notoriously scarce, making residences with dedicated driveways a vital consideration for shift workers.
Perth Amboy offers central regional connectivity via the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 287, and the New Jersey Turnpike, alongside the Outerbridge Crossing linking into Staten Island. Downtown features a dedicated NJ Transit rail station on the North Jersey Coast Line, carrying passengers north toward Newark and New York City or south across Raritan Bay into South Amboy.
Within the city, local roadways experience congestion after morning rush hours, and street parking in downtown and waterfront areas is notoriously scarce, making residences with dedicated driveways a vital consideration for shift workers.
Outdoors+Waterfront recreation centers along Raritan Bay, highlighted by Sadowski Parkway Waterfront Park and its beach walkway where residents stroll and visit mobile food vendors. Adjacent to the Harborside Marina, Bayview Park offers manicured lawns, mature shade trees, and a gazebo overlooking the water. Additional inland recreation is hosted across municipal spaces including Rudyk Park, Washington Park, and the community-tended Hummingbird Garden.
Waterfront recreation centers along Raritan Bay, highlighted by Sadowski Parkway Waterfront Park and its beach walkway where residents stroll and visit mobile food vendors. Adjacent to the Harborside Marina, Bayview Park offers manicured lawns, mature shade trees, and a gazebo overlooking the water.
Additional inland recreation is hosted across municipal spaces including Rudyk Park, Washington Park, and the community-tended Hummingbird Garden.
Perth Amboy, known as the 'City by the Bay,' sits where the Raritan River empties into Raritan Bay, pairing a historic maritime legacy with an energetic, predominantly Latino community. For relocating healthcare professionals, the city offers strategic regional access: the downtown NJ Transit station sits on the North Jersey Coast Line, while the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 287, and the Outerbridge Crossing provide direct highway connections across Central Jersey and into New York City. Daily life features standout Dominican and Cuban dining, summer concerts at Bayview Park, and walks along Sadowski Parkway Waterfront Park. However, living here comes with clear urban tradeoffs. Street parking is severely congested, traffic bogs down on primary thoroughfares after morning hours, and street noise can disrupt daylight rest for night-shift clinicians. Housing options range from waterfront condominiums and early-1900s rowhouses downtown to detached ranches with driveways in the quieter Spa Springs neighborhood. Securing dedicated off-street parking and choosing the right neighborhood pocket will define whether Perth Amboy functions as a convenient home base.
