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Registered Nurse - Respiratory - Per Diem Days

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes.

Eligibility
Respiratory Nursing

Posted Sep 11

Shift and hours
Days Registered Nurse - Respiratory - Per Diem Days
Unit and setting
Respiratory · Hospital Registered Nurse - Respiratory - Per Diem Days
License
RN license
Term
Per Diem Registered Nurse - Respiratory - Per Diem Days

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed
Also asks
acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education for accreditation or licensing Must 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 a day Lifts 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.
Tuition assistance
substantial tuition reimbursement

Benefits

  • Benefitsmentoring programsmentoring programs
  • Benefitssubstantial tuition reimbursementsubstantial tuition reimbursement
  • workplace excellence
  • collaborative work environment
  • work-life balance
  • compassionate nursing culture

The role and schedule

Day to day
collect comprehensive health and situational data Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Day to day
perform age- and disease-specific assessments independently Performs 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 changes Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
Day to day
identify patient and family education needs Identifies 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 interventions Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Day to day
formulate age- and disease-specific patient/family centered goals Formulates age and disease specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
Day to day
develop and coordinate continuum-of-care plan Develops 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 care Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
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provide ongoing communication with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team 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.
Day to day
implement age- and disease-specific care Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Day to day
provide or coordinate patient/family education Provides or coordinates the patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
Day to day
adhere to clinical protocols, communication, and event documentation Performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
Day to day
provide evidence-based nursing care and advocacy Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
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perform continuous point-of-care electronic documentation Performs continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
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administer medications via barcode scanning technology Medication 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 multi-disciplinary patient discharge Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
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evaluate progress toward outcomes Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
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initiate interventions for changes in condition Initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
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identify and escalate ethical issues Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
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enhance patient satisfaction Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Hours stated
Per Diem Days

The workplace

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Hackensack Meridian Health
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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for 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?
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Original listing

Posted on Hackensack Meridian Health’s careers page.

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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.

Plan: 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.

Implementation: 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.

Evaluation: 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. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

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In Edison, NJ

Edison, NJ

Living costs about 9% above the US average

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