Registered Nurse Non Acute-Lung and Airway Center-Physician Practice

This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services. RN will work heavily with administrative tasks such as: triaging calls, medication guidance, authorizations and denials with insurances. A day in the life of an Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: 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. 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.

Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes. 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.