Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

CARIN Alliance; Rockaway (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

CARIN Alliance is seeking qualified clinical staff to deliver bedside care to medical-surgical patients, assess needs, develop care plans, and monitor responses to treatment.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, timely response to symptoms, medication administration with accurate documentation, and assisting physicians during exams and treatments. Strong communication and meticulous documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment and patient monitoring skills.
• Proficiency with medication administration and documentation practices.
• Ability to perform bedside procedures safely and competently.
• Excellent communication and patient-centered bedside manner.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and responsiveness to emergencies or deterioration.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and promptly respond to adverse or changing symptoms.
• Administer prescribed medications and accurately document administration and patient outcomes.
• Perform common clinical procedures, including dressing changes, catheter insertion, and initiating IV therapy.
• Assist physicians during examinations and treatments as needed.
• Maintain clear, complete clinical documentation and communicate changes in patient status.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient monitoring

Medication administration

Documentation practices

Bedside procedures

Communication

Emergency responsiveness

Job description

Deliver bedside care to medical-surgical patients by assessing patient needs and symptoms, developing individualized plans of care, and monitoring responses to treatment.

Key duties

• Provide direct patient care and promptly respond to adverse or changing symptoms.
• Administer prescribed medications and accurately document administration and patient outcomes.
• Perform common clinical procedures, including dressing changes, catheter insertion, and initiating IV therapy.
• Assist physicians during examinations and treatments as needed.
• Maintain clear, complete clinical documentation and communicate changes in patient status.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and patient monitoring skills.
• Proficiency with medication administration and documentation practices.
• Ability to perform bedside procedures safely and competently.
• Excellent communication and patient-centered bedside manner.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and responsiveness to emergencies or deterioration.