Cardio-Vascular Stepdown RN — Impactful, Collaborative Care

Hackensack Meridian Health; Neptune City (NJ); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a Registered Nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The role delivers evidence-based nursing care, maintains clear communication with the health care team, and uses bar-scanning and electronic documentation for safe medication administration and patient management.

Required NJ RN license, BLS/CPR within 60 days, and at least 6 months of nursing experience or Nurse Residency participation.

Qualifications

• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.
• Must have a minimum of 6 months of nursing experience or be an active participant in the Hackensack Meridian Health Nurse Residency program.
• Step down progressive care experience preferred.
• LVAD experience preferred.
• ACLS preferred.
• Telemetry certified preferred.
• National certification preferred.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three years of hire.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.
• Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
• Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
• Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
• Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.

Skills

Nursing experience

Telemetry monitoring

ACLS preferred

BLS/CPR certified

Education

RN license in New Jersey

BSN in progress or willingness to pursue within 3 years

Tools

Bar-scanning tech

Point-of-care documentation systems

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a Registered Nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The role delivers evidence-based nursing care, maintains clear communication with the health care team, and uses bar-scanning and electronic documentation for safe medication administration and patient management.

Required NJ RN license, BLS/CPR within 60 days, and at least 6 months of nursing experience or Nurse Residency participation.