Registered Nurse, Operating Room, Ridgewood, Part Time Day

Valley Health System; Ridgewood (NJ); On-site; USD 65,849 - 82,311; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program

Group Term Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Supplemental Voluntary Benefits

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Center Membership Discount

Day Care Discounts

Job summary

Valley Health System is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for its Ridgewood location. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and a current New Jersey license. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of RN experience in a peri-operative setting, with strong communication and critical thinking skills. The position offers a pay range of $47.80 - $59.75 per hour and various benefits, including health insurance and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years RN experience in a peri-operative setting is required.
• Ability to work with patients with acute, chronic, and complex disease processes.
• Demonstrated independence and teamwork with healthcare team members.

Responsibilities

• Perform varied patient care tasks in accordance with licensure and regulatory requirements.
• Manage a changing work environment in response to patient needs.

Skills

RN experience in peri-operative setting

Effective communication skills

Time management

Analytical and critical thinking skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

New Jersey Registered Nursing License

CPR certification

CNOR Certification

ACLS and BLS certifications

Job description

Position Summary

To fulfill the needs of patients in a variety of age groups, their family members, and the community by performing varied patient care tasks and functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Current/valid State of New Jersey license (or legal permission to work from the New Jersey Board of Nursing). CPR certifications.

Experience

Minimum 3 years RN experience in peri-operative setting required. OR RN positions with 1-2 years' experience needed in the OR, CNOR and Periop 101 course preferred, ACLS and BLS certified.

Special Skills

Current and valid New Jersey Registered Nursing License. CNOR Certification, Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, BLS. Ability to manage a changing work environment as a result of changing patient needs, including working with patients with acute, chronic, and complex disease processes, and those who are dying. Proven interaction and communication (oral, writing, presenting) skills to effectively communicate (oral and written) with patients, family members, physicians, visitors, and co-workers during day-to-day, stressful, and emotionally changed situations. Demonstrated competence, clinical expertise, and sound professional judgment. Demonstrated ability to work independently and cooperatively with health care team members (i.e., physicians, Rehab, Respiratory, DI, Lab, etc.) and diverse patient populations. Ability to use effective time management to set priorities, perform job related responsibilities, and respond quickly to emergency situations. Demonstrated ability to use effective analytical and critical thinking skills to problem-solve, make clinical decisions, and respond quickly to meet patient care and departmental needs. Attentive to details and the ability to perform work accurately, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.

Job Location

The Valley Health System-Ridgewood

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D (Full Time Employees)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
• 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

Salary

Pay Range: $47.80 - $59.75 (per hour)

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.