Registered Nurse, Diabetes-Nutrition, Full Time Days 8am-4pm, Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare system as a Registered Nurse specializing in diabetes care at a nationally recognized medical center. In this full-time position, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care, educate patients and their families, and ensure adherence to therapeutic standards. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient health outcomes while working within a supportive and innovative environment. If you are passionate about nursing and dedicated to patient care, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program and current RN licensure required.
• BLS certification and experience in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and restores patient health through nursing processes and team collaboration.
• Educates patients and families on diabetes care and self-management.

Skills

Patient Care

Medication Administration

Patient Education

Team Collaboration

Infection Control

Education

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse

BLS certification

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree in nursing or related field

Job description

Registered Nurse, Diabetes-Nutrition, Full Time Days 8am-4pm, Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ, United States

Job Description

Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients with inpatient diabetes care needs. Monitors patients, administers medications, keeps records, consults with healthcare providers, educates patients and more.


Principal Accountabilities:
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.

• Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand the condition, medications, and self-care skills; and answering questions.
• 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.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• 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.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Supports ongoing educational needs and quality assurance projects for diabetes education within inpatient care settings.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

Required:
1.Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
2.Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
3.BLS certification.

Preferred:
1.Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
a.All ASN must complete their BSN studies within five years of their start date.
2.Master’s degree in nursing or related field.
3.1+ year of experience in Nursing or relevant area.
4.ACLS certification.

5. CDCES certification, or ability to obtain within 1 year of hire

About Us

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For and FORTUNE magazine for 15 years
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology,geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek.We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services.Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Job Info

• Job Identification 18311
• Job Category Nursing
• Posting Date 05/07/2025, 05:56 PM
• Job Schedule Full-Time
• Locations 435 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 07960, US
• Assignment Category Full-time
• Primary Shift Day
• Days and Shifts Monday - Friday
• Division Morristown Medical Center
• Specialty Endocrinology
• Service Line Other
• Region Central Region (Morristown Medical Center)