Nurse Manager, PACU & Patient-Centered Care

Hackensack Meridian Health; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 126,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to join the PACU team at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The RN will collect patient data, perform age- and disease-specific assessments, recognize status changes, and develop a comprehensive plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family.

The role emphasizes education, coordination, and evidence-based practice in a dynamic perioperative setting.

Qualifications

• Current and valid New Jersey RN license is required
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required
• ACLS/PALS certification required
• Minimum 1 year PACU experience
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three years of hire
• Pediatric Experience Preferred
• National certification preferred

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

New Jersey RN license

BSN in progress

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to join the PACU team at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The RN will collect patient data, perform age- and disease-specific assessments, recognize status changes, and develop a comprehensive plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family.

The role emphasizes education, coordination, and evidence-based practice in a dynamic perioperative setting.