Registered Nurse - Raritan Bay Medical Center - Per Diem Nights
The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes.
- Eligibility
- General Nursing
- Shift and hours
- Nights Registered Nurse - Raritan Bay Medical Center - Per Diem Nights
- Unit and setting
- Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Per Diem Registered Nurse - Raritan Bay Medical Center - Per Diem Nights
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- Maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education for accreditation or licensing requirements Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
- Also asks
- Adhere to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
- 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 $37/hr to $57/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $56/hr, across 553 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
- Directs and oversees care provided by other caregivers This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination.
- Day to day
- Coordinates patient care and unit activities This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
- Day to day
- Collects comprehensive patient health data Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
- Day to day
- Performs age and disease specific assessment and data collection Performs age and disease specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
- Day to day
- Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
- Day to day
- Identifies patient and family education needs Identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
- Day to day
- Develops plan of care with strategies and interventions Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
- Day to day
- Formulates patient and family centered goals and outcomes Formulates age and disease specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
- Day to day
- Coordinates plan of care across continuum of care Develops and coordinates a plan of care which is patient/family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.
- Day to day
- Communicates, coordinates, and implements plan of care Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
- Day to day
- Maintains communication regarding patient status and treatment plans 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
- Implements age and disease specific care Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
- Day to day
- Provides or coordinates patient and family education Provides or coordinates the patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
- Day to day
- Performs according to established clinical protocols Performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
- Day to day
- Provides evidence-based nursing care and treatments Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
- Day to day
- Performs 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.
- Day to day
- Administers medications using bar-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
- Coordinates multi-disciplinary discharging of patients Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
- Day to day
- Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
- Day to day
- Utilizes critical thinking skills to achieve outcomes Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Day to day
- Initiates interventions for patient changes in condition Initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
- Day to day
- Identifies and reports ethical issues in practice Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
- Day to day
- Responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- 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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Your fit
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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
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.
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.
What's around it?
Perth Amboy, NJ
Living costs about 9% above the US average