Compassionate RN: Elevate Patient Care & Team Collaboration

Atlantic Health System; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health System is seeking nursing professionals to promote and restore patient health by guiding the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, and supporting patients, friends, and families.

This role emphasizes compassionate care, adherence to standards, infection control, accurate documentation, and ongoing professional development to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary.
• Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required.
• Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values.

Job description

Atlantic Health System is seeking nursing professionals to promote and restore patient health by guiding the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and a multidisciplinary team, and supporting patients, friends, and families.

This role emphasizes compassionate care, adherence to standards, infection control, accurate documentation, and ongoing professional development to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.