Operating Room Nurse: Advanced Care & Collaboration

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality patient care within an interdisciplinary team in New Jersey. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care while adhering to evidence-based standards and protocols.

Experience with adult patients, BLS/CPR certification, and current RN licensure are required. The role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing.
• BSN in progress or willing to pursue within 3 years.
• Current and valid RN license for the location.
• BLS/CPR certification within 60 days of hire.
• Six+ months nursing experience or Nurse Residency participation.
• Ability to learn quickly, accountability, teamwork, patient focus.
• National certification in specialty preferred when eligible.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment
• 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.
• Implements age and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
• Provides or coordinates the patient / family education as needed and ensures understanding.
• Performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events.
• Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patients' needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based nursing practice and compliance with standards.
• Performs continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
• Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
• Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Initiates interventions related to patient's change in condition and unexpected response to care.
• Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements.
• Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Accountability

Communication

Patient care

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN in progress

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality patient care within an interdisciplinary team in New Jersey. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care while adhering to evidence-based standards and protocols.

Experience with adult patients, BLS/CPR certification, and current RN licensure are required. The role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.