The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes.
Posted Sep 12
Shift and hours
Nights Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Float Pool - P/T with Benefits - Nights
Unit and setting
Med/Surg Float Pool · Hospital
License
RN license
Term
Permanent Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Float Pool - P/T with Benefits - NightsPart time with benefits
Do you qualify?
New grads
Welcomed
Also asks
maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education for accreditation or licensingMust acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
Also asks
adherence to ANA Code for NursesAdheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
Also asks
adherence to HMH organizational and managerial standardsAdheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Hackensack staff RN rolesHackensack staff RN postings that state pay run $48/hr to $48/hr, the middle half $48/hr to $48/hr, across 68 postings.
Med/Surg float poolRegistered Nurse - Med/Surg Float Pool - P/T with Benefits - Nights
Day to day
Coordinates patient care and unit activitiesThis position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
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Collects comprehensive patient health dataCollects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
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Performs age- and disease-specific assessmentsPerforms age and disease specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
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Recognizes clinical and diagnostic changes in patient statusRecognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status.
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Identifies patient and family education variablesIdentifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
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Develops plan of care to achieve expected outcomesDevelops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
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Formulates patient- and family-centered goalsFormulates age and disease specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
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Coordinates comprehensive plan of care across the continuumDevelops and coordinates a plan of care which is patient/family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of care.
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Communicates, coordinates, and implements care planCommunicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
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Maintains ongoing communication with patient, family, and teamProvides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans.
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Implements age- and disease-specific careImplements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
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Coordinates patient and family educationProvides or coordinates the patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
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Follows clinical protocols, communicates, and documents eventsPerforms according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
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Delivers evidence-based nursing care and advocacyProvides 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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Performs continuous point-of-care electronic documentationPerforms 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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Administers medications using barcode scanning technologyMedication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
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Conducts multidisciplinary discharge planningMulti-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
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Evaluates outcome progressEvaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
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Applies critical thinking to achieve patient outcomesUtilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
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Intervenes on clinical changes and unexpected responsesInitiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
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Identifies ethical issues and alerts team membersIdentifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
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Acts on opportunities to enhance patient satisfactionRecognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
Details
lifts minimum 35 lbs, pushes/pulls minimum 10 lbs, stands minimum 6 hours dailyLifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
The workplace
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hiring organization
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a large, integrated not-for-profit health system spanning New Jersey, comprising 18 hospitals and over 500 outpatient clinics and physician offices in multi-specialty health and wellness centers. The system is home to New Jersey's first and…
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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.
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.
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.
Neighborhoods+Single professionals and medical staff frequently settle in the mid-rise and high-rise apartment and condominium corridors along Prospect Avenue, Summit Avenue, and Overlook Avenue. Downtown Hackensack along Main Street is also experiencing active residential redevelopment with newer multi-family apartment communities, while surrounding pockets transition into quieter blocks lined with mature trees and single-family yards.
Single professionals and medical staff frequently settle in the mid-rise and high-rise apartment and condominium corridors along Prospect Avenue, Summit Avenue, and Overlook Avenue. Downtown Hackensack along Main Street is also experiencing active residential redevelopment with newer multi-family apartment communities, while surrounding pockets transition into quieter blocks lined with mature trees and single-family yards.
Getting around+As the seat of Bergen County and home to Hackensack University Medical Center, local commutes to hospital shifts are short via municipal roads, though dense apartment corridors can make parking a consideration. Regional transit includes access to NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line rail service and a central bus terminal, offering commutes to Manhattan that typically run thirty to forty-five minutes. Drivers also benefit from immediate proximity to major regional highways.
As the seat of Bergen County and home to Hackensack University Medical Center, local commutes to hospital shifts are short via municipal roads, though dense apartment corridors can make parking a consideration. Regional transit includes access to NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line rail service and a central bus terminal, offering commutes to Manhattan that typically run thirty to forty-five minutes.
Drivers also benefit from immediate proximity to major regional highways.
Outdoors+Foschini Park sits directly along the Hackensack River, offering walking trails, athletic fields, scenic sunset views, and seasonal outdoor community concerts. Nature seekers also visit Borg's Woods Nature Preserve for quiet woodland walks, while nearby Overpeck County Park provides extensive recreational trails, picnic lawns, and calm waters for kayaking.
Foschini Park sits directly along the Hackensack River, offering walking trails, athletic fields, scenic sunset views, and seasonal outdoor community concerts. Nature seekers also visit Borg's Woods Nature Preserve for quiet woodland walks, while nearby Overpeck County Park provides extensive recreational trails, picnic lawns, and calm waters for kayaking.
Hackensack stands out as Bergen County's dynamic county seat and healthcare epicenter, anchored by Hackensack University Medical Center. For healthcare professionals relocating to the area, it offers an appealing blend of small-city vibrancy and practical convenience twelve miles outside Midtown Manhattan. Most clinical staff and young professionals live in the mid-rise and high-rise towers along Prospect and Summit Avenues or newly developed downtown apartment buildings along Main Street, avoiding heavy highway commutes for local hospital shifts. When off duty, residents can grab historic sliders at White Manna, sample craft pours at Hackensack Brewing or The Alementary, and catch live jazz at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center. Green escapes like Foschini Park along the river and nearby Overpeck County Park provide trails and kayaking to decompress after long shifts. While prospective residents should consider local tradeoffs such as busy corridor traffic and block-by-block differences in neighborhood character, Hackensack delivers an authentic, culturally rich home base in Northern New Jersey.
