Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Per Diem - Days

Hackensack Meridian Health; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack MeridianHealth is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care across a designated population. The role emphasizes teamwork within an interdisciplinary team to achieve outcomes and coordinate care.

The nurse will support care delivery, participate in delegation and validation, and help ensure high-quality patient outcomes while adapting to changing patient needs.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current and valid RN license at the assigned location by date of hire.
• BLS/CPR certification required within 60 days of hire.
• Associate or Nursing Diploma; BSN in progress or planned within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Delegate, validate, evaluate and coordinate care among nursing peers and support services.
• Coordinate patient care activities across nursing staff and physicians.

Skills

Teamwork

Accountability

Patient-centered care

Education

Associate in Nursing or Nursing Diploma

BSN in progress or willing to pursue within 3 years

Job description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack MeridianHealth we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Must have six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR must be an active participant with Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse license to work at the assigned HMH location by date of hire.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.