Registered Nurse Med/Surg

CareWell Health Medical Center; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

401(k)

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

CareWell Health Medical Center in New Jersey seeks a registered nurse to provide safe patient care using the nursing process, perform comprehensive assessments and address discharge needs. You will coordinate with the care team, educate patients and families, document clearly, and maintain safety standards.

Responsibilities include medication administration with the five rights, accurate charting, shift reports, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure timely patient care and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license to practice in NJ.
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe nursing care using the nursing process.
• Perform thorough patient assessments including physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative aspects.
• Identify problems and discharge needs.
• Plan and coordinate care; manage time and priorities.
• Evaluate care effectiveness and revise plans as needed.
• Educate patients and families; document outcomes.
• Communicate with physicians, co-workers and patients.
• Report pertinent observations to the care team.
• Give shift reports; ensure patient safety and accuracy in records.
• Coordinate transfers and interdepartmental activities.
• Administer medications with the correct rights and identifiers.

Skills

Nursing process

Assessment

Discharge planning

Medication administration

Patient safety

Communication

Documentation

Team coordination

Universal precautions

Incident reporting

Education

RN license NJ

Nursing degree

BLS certification

ACLS preferred

Job description

Identifies problems/nursing needs including discharge needs

Treat actual or potential health problems using the nursing diagnosis and case management. Teach, counsel and provide supportive care to the patient and their significant others.

Essential Functions

• Provides safe and appropriate nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process
• Performs a thorough and timely assessment of patient’s condition including physical, psychological, social and rehabilitative aspects
• Identifies problems/nursing needs including discharge needs
• Intervenes appropriately to address identified problems and needs. Plans care according to standards of care. Manages time efficiently/sets priorities appropriately
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and revises plan if necessary
• Provides education consistent with the patient/family learning abilities and preferences; evaluates outcomes
• Effectively Communicates with physician’s, co-workers, patients, families
• Reports pertinent observations regarding patients to physicians and other health care team members
• Shift report is given on time, accurately and concisely
• Documentation on the patient’s medical record is accurate, complete and concise
• Patient Safety
• Maintains National Patient Safety Goals
• Verifies, coordinates and carries out physicians orders accurately
• Coordinates interdepartmental transfers smoothly and efficiently
• Coordinates interdepartmental activities (i.e., lab, radiology, etc.) to ensure timely efficient care
• Communicates and coordinates with Case Manager to ensure timely discharge, patient satisfaction and quality care along the continuum of care
• Practices Universal Standard Precautions
• Demonstrates knowledge of practices department safety procedures, including safe handling of equipment and hazardous substances
• Initiates incident reports appropriately
• Administers medications in an accurate and timely manner
• Follows the 5 “rights” when administering medications
• Uses 2 patient identifiers before administering medications
• Uses 2 patient identifiers before administering medications to new patients and facial recognition when administering medications to re
• Other duties as requested.
• Performs other duties in a timely
• Performs other duties in a through manner.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications

Graduate of an accredited program in nursing.

Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the state of NJ.

Certifications required: BLS (American Heart Association), ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

One-two years of experience preferred.

Working Conditions

Exposed to unpleasant odors, body waste, communicable diseases. Encounters stress, crisis, emergencies, trauma and death. On feet most of the day, lifts patients and moves heavy equipment. Interacts with family, visitor health team members and other hospital and referral agency personnel.

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.

The salary/hourly rate range for this position is: $43.96 - $49.47

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our talent acquisition specialist if selected for an interview.

We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Disability Insurance
• Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan