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Registered Nurse Float - Med/Surg/Tele Float Pool - P/T with Benefits Nights
Borough of Neptune City, New Jersey
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- Med/Surg/Tele
Posted Sep 12
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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- Similar NJ staff roles post $40/hr to $55/hr
NJ staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $55/hr, across 473 postings.
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About this role
***Job Description***
- Requisition #: 2026-178228
- Shift: Night
- Status: Part-time with Benefits
A day in the life of a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
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- 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.
- 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 the patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
- 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.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Sourced from Hackensack Meridian Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license
- BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association
Benefits
- workplace excellence
- collaborative work environment
- work-life balance
- compassionate nursing culture
- mentoring programs
- substantial tuition reimbursement
Place
- City
- Borough of Neptune City, New Jersey
- State price level
- 9% above the national average
New Jersey index 108.8, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hiring organization
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
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- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?