Description
Client Summary: Our client is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care.
Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU Step-Down
The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.
- Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs.
- Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
- Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
- Manages care of patients.
- Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
- Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
- Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Float to units within competency as required.
- Cardiac Vascular & Post Surgical Stepdown Unit.
Preferred Education: BSN.
Required Certifications & Licensure:
- ACLS
- NIHSS
- BLS-AHA
- CEU Contact Stroke 4 Hours
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license.
- Minimum of 1 year prior RN experience working in a major acute care hospital setting required.
- Must have 1 year of Stepdown.
- Experience with vents & trached patients. Experience with Neuro, Trauma and Surgical patient.
- Telemetry experience.
- Experience with some infusions (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Cardene). Neurological assessments is a plus!
- RN must be willing and able to treat and manage patients on unit with a variety of conditions (including but not limited to flu, Covid, heart issues, lung issues, etc).
- Every Other Weekend.
- Holidays required.
- No On Call.
- Float Requirement: Likely not needed, but just in case- equal unit (stepdown/intermediate) or med surg telemetry
Benefits offered to our workers include the following:
- Medical Insurance
- Vision & Dental insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Discounts & Rewards
- Payroll Payment Options
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, uniform service member status, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This practice extends to all aspects of our employment p
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