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Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Evening

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Hackensack Meridian Health

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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

Eligibility
Behavioral Health

Posted Sep 11 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours
Evening - **Shift** Evening
Unit and setting
PA-Behav Health STCF · Hospital Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Evening
License
RN license Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.Registered Nurse license valid at assigned HMH location
Term
Per Diem - **Status** Per Diem

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed, residency program Must have six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR must be an active participant with Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
License
Registered Nurse license valid at assigned HMH location Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.
Certification
AHA BLS/CPR certification within 60 days of hireAfter hire · within 60 days of hire BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.
Education
Associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
Education
BSN within 3 years of hire (or within 5 years per CC Union Contract)After hire · acquire within three (3) years of hire BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
Experience
6 or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participant in HMH Nurse Residency Program

Preferred

Certification
National Certification in area of specialty National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

    Explore new grad jobs
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.

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.
Pay differential
Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.
Tuition assistance
Offered
Extra pay
shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shiftsfor work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts
Bonus
performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate.
Eligibility
comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions

Benefits

  • Benefitsmentoring programs- mentoringprograms
  • Benefitstuition reimbursement- substantial tuitionreimbursement
  • workplace excellence
  • collaborative work environment
  • work-life balance
  • compassionate nursing culture
More benefits (1)
  • substantial tuition reimbursement

The role and schedule

Union
Union position
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 data Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Day to day
performs systematic age and disease specific assessment 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 changes Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
Day to day
identifies patient and family educational 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 Formulates age and disease specific patient / family centered goals / outcomes based on assessment data.
Day to day
coordinates continuum-focused plan 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 and implements plan of care Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
Day to day
maintains ongoing communication with patient, family, and care 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
implements age and disease specific care Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
Day to day
provides patient and family education Provides or coordinates the patient / family education as needed and ensures understanding.
Day to day
follows clinical protocols and documents events 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
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
bar-scanning medication administration 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
multidisciplinary discharging Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
Day to day
evaluates outcome progress Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Day to day
utilizes critical thinking skills Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Day to day
initiates interventions for condition changes Initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
Day to day
identifies ethical issues Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
Day to day
lifting, pushing, pulling, and standing requirements Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
Weekends
Weekends required
Details
Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility Hackensack Meridian _Health_ (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

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The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation
Residency program

The workplace

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Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
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  • What 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

On your path

Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

Original listing

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Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Evening

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER- PERTH AMBOY •Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children's hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state.

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.

Hackensack Meridian Health is one of the most recognized health care networks in the country for nursing excellence with 7 Magnet designations. In joining our nursing team, you'll work with collaborative colleagues, who are pushing each other - and patient care - to keep getting better.

Success Profile

What makes a successful Registered Nurse - PA-Behav Health STCF - Per Diem Evening at Hackensack Meridian Health? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Collaborative
  • Courageous
  • Compassionate
  • Creative
  • Connected

Job Description

  • Shift Evening
  • Status Per Diem

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

  • A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
  • BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire. (Note this applies to team members hired on or after November 2019). \P4567U - applies to team members hired after 6/1/2021. \\*CC456U, CC689U, CC891U per CC Union Contract - All staff Registered Nurses (RN) are required to have a BSN within five years of hire. Note: Advanced masters degree in nursing programs satisfy the BSN requirement (ie Associates to MSN).
  • Must have six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR must be an active participant with Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
  • The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred

  • National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.

Licenses and Certifications Required

  • Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.
  • BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.

Compensation

Minimum rate of $46.25 Hourly

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

  • Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.

Experience

Years of relevant work experience.

  • Education and Certifications:

Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.

Skills

Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.

  • Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
  • Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
  • Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for

  • shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Hackensack meridian health (hmh) is an equal opportunity employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

Our Network

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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  • collaborativework environment
  • work-lifebalance
  • compassionatenursing culture
  • mentoringprograms
  • substantial tuitionreimbursement

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