coordinate patient care and unit activitiesThis position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
Day to day
collect comprehensive patient health dataCollects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Day to day
perform age- and disease-specific assessments independentlyPerforms 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 changes in patient statusRecognizes 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 with 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 centered goalsFormulates age and disease specific patient / family centered goals / outcomes based on assessment data.
Day to day
develop and coordinate prioritized 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 the plan of careCommunicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
Day to day
maintain ongoing communication with patient, family, 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 care in a timely mannerImplements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Day to day
provide or coordinate patient and family educationProvides or coordinates the patient / family education as needed and ensures understanding.
Day to day
follow established clinical protocols and document eventsPerforms according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
Day to day
provide nursing care aligned with patient needs and evidence-based standardsProvides nursing care and treatments that reflect the 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 barcode 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 discharge planningMulti-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 to achieve patient outcomesUtilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Day to day
initiate interventions for changes in condition or unexpected responsesInitiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
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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 the 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 the 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.
Neighborhoods+Residential areas in Manahawkin, within Stafford Township, are broadly divided between inland suburban subdivisions and waterfront lagoon communities. Inland neighborhoods feature traditional single-family homes on quiet residential streets close to retail and school campuses, representing the area's more accessible residential pockets. In contrast, waterfront and lagoon-front neighborhoods—such as adjacent Beach Haven West—cater to boaters with private bulkheads and docks, sitting at a higher premium and carrying coastal flood zone considerations.
Residential areas in Manahawkin, within Stafford Township, are broadly divided between inland suburban subdivisions and waterfront lagoon communities. Inland neighborhoods feature traditional single-family homes on quiet residential streets close to retail and school campuses, representing the area's more accessible residential pockets.
In contrast, waterfront and lagoon-front neighborhoods—such as adjacent Beach Haven West—cater to boaters with private bulkheads and docks, sitting at a higher premium and carrying coastal flood zone considerations.
Getting around+Driving is the universal commuting mode in Manahawkin, centered on the intersection of Route 72, Route 9, and the Garden State Parkway. Route 72 operates as the main east-west lifeline, linking inland neighborhoods to local medical offices and the causeway bridge out to Long Beach Island, while Route 9 serves as the local commercial artery. The Garden State Parkway provides direct north-south highway access toward regional medical centers in Toms River and Atlantic County, though summer weekend traffic creates severe bottlenecks along Route 72.
Driving is the universal commuting mode in Manahawkin, centered on the intersection of Route 72, Route 9, and the Garden State Parkway. Route 72 operates as the main east-west lifeline, linking inland neighborhoods to local medical offices and the causeway bridge out to Long Beach Island, while Route 9 serves as the local commercial artery.
The Garden State Parkway provides direct north-south highway access toward regional medical centers in Toms River and Atlantic County, though summer weekend traffic creates severe bottlenecks along Route 72.
Outdoors+Outdoor recreation centers on the protected bay marshes and proximity to the Atlantic shoreline. The Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area offers extensive coastal marsh habitats for birdwatching, hiking, and salt-marsh paddling. For beach recreation, residents make the short trip across the bridge to Long Beach Island towns like Ship Bottom and Beach Haven for ocean swimming, surfing, and boat charters.
Outdoor recreation centers on the protected bay marshes and proximity to the Atlantic shoreline. The Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area offers extensive coastal marsh habitats for birdwatching, hiking, and salt-marsh paddling.
For beach recreation, residents make the short trip across the bridge to Long Beach Island towns like Ship Bottom and Beach Haven for ocean swimming, surfing, and boat charters.
Situated in Stafford Township, Manahawkin serves as the mainland gateway to Long Beach Island, offering healthcare professionals a distinct balance between Jersey Shore coastal living and everyday suburban practicality. Shift workers benefit from convenient retail corridors along Route 9—featuring major supply hubs like Costco, Target, and Aldi—alongside quick connectivity to the Garden State Parkway and Route 72. Housing spans quiet inland subdivisions and waterfront lagoon communities, allowing newcomers to live minutes from the sand without barrier-island price points. Off-shift hours can be spent exploring the expansive wetlands of the Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area, grabbing seafood at local fixtures like Mud City Crab House and The Old Causeway, or crossing the causeway to surf at Ship Bottom. However, relocating nurses must account for severe summer tourist congestion along Route 72, which complicates commutes toward the shore during peak vacation weekends, as well as an off-season rhythm that becomes notably quiet and subdued once summer crowds depart.
