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Registered Nurse Same Day Surgery

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CareWell Health

East Orange, New Jersey

RN

Posted Aug 16 · Not open to new grads

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Same Day Surgery

What the listing says

Role

Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$51/hr
nursing in New Jersey$43/hr

The median for nursing in New Jersey is $43/hr, across 511 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Follows the nursing process for patients admitted to same day surgery for endoscopy, OR, IV therapy, minor surgery, or IR procedures; communicates with surgeon, endoscopist, interventional radiologist, anesthesia care provider, any other physician or PA; provides report to OR RN, endoscopy nurse, or IR nurse and anesthesia care provider about patient’s relevant patient medical/surgical history and medication allergies; assists patient recovery in Phase 2; accurately documents and charges patient; includes family in patient care and education when possible. Has working knowledge of monitoring patient’s vital signs and taking appropriate actions based on the results and airway management.

Essential Functions

Ensuring a high standard of nursing care to patients attending the Endoscopy Unit, working within company policies and procedures.

Providing technical assistance during diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopic procedures, ensuring safe working practice.

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Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care.

Maintaining personal contact with patients and relatives, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times.

Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected.

Storing, checking and administering drugs in accordance with established standards and guidelines

Working with minimal supervision during endoscopic procedures, admission and recovery of patients and other related procedures

Contributing to the local resolution, investigation and follow up action of any informal or formal complaints.

Participating in the care and maintenance of endoscopes and other specialized equipment, ensuring an agreed standard of decontamination at all times including accurate records of traceability of all endoscopes and associated equipment.

Ensuring the safe discharge of all patients from the Endoscopy unit.

Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with established standards and regulations

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications Graduate of an accredited program in nursing.

Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the state of NJ.

Certifications required: BLS (American Heart Association).

Minimum Work Experience Minimum two years of experience in a related healthcare position

Previous endoscopy experience required

Working Conditions

Exposed to unpleasant odors, body waste, and communicable diseases. Encounters stress, crisis, emergencies, trauma, and death. On feet most of the day, lifts patients and moves heavy equipment. Interacts with family, visitors, health team members and other hospital and referral agency personnel.

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our talent acquisition specialist if selected for an interview.

We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Basic Life and Disability Insurance
  • Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan

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Requirements

  • Certifications required: BLS (American Heart Association).

Place

City
East Orange, New Jersey
Median rent
$1,441/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$60,830/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

State price level
9% above the national average

New Jersey index 108.8, where 100 is the national average.

Address
300 Central Ave, East Orange, NJ 07018, USA

East Orange offers nurses a compact Essex County location with direct NJ Transit rail access to Newark and Manhattan. The residential city features tree-lined streets and early-20th-century homes, giving it an established neighborhood feel despite its proximity to major metropolitan hospitals and medical centers throughout northern New Jersey.

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CareWell Health is a healthcare facility located in East Orange, New Jersey. Nurses at CareWell Health are expected to provide individualized patient care through the nursing process, with roles spanning critical care monitoring, procedural assistance, triage, case management, and patient…

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