Registered Nurse (RN) ICU (FT 7p)

Virtua Health; Voorhees Township (NJ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) / retirement plan

Paid time off & sick leave

Short-term and long-term disability

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Virtua Health in Voorhees, NJ, is seeking a registered nurse to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care with evidence-based practice. You will coordinate treatment, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role requires strong communication, professional ethics, and ongoing development to maintain nursing competencies in a dynamic hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must have valid NJ RN License and maintain it.
• Demonstrates nursing knowledge and hospital practices.
• Keeps up-to-date with nursing practice through ongoing education and journals.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment leading to care plan development.
• Administers and documents therapeutic interventions.
• Manages rapidly changing patient situations.
• Participates in clinical decision-making.
• Educates patients and families about disease and care needs.
• Delegates and monitors care by the healthcare team.
• Applies standard precautions and patient safety principles.
• Participates in orientation and education of the team.
• Identifies performance improvement opportunities.
• Maintains competencies at department level.

Skills

Communication skills

Team coordination

Nursing skills

Education

NJ RN License

Job description

Summary

Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care through outcome identification and evidence-based practice. As an integral member of the health care team, coordinates patient care and communicates and collaborates extensively with the other members of the healthcare team, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s). Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.

Position Responsibilities

• Performs an assessment of the patient, leading to development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care.
• Administers, monitors and documents therapeutic interventions and regimes.
• Effectively manages rapidly changing situations.
• Participates in clinical decision‑making.
• Educates patient and family/responsible party regarding disease process, individual care needs, wellness, safety issues, etc.
• Delegates and monitors care rendered by other members of nursing department and healthcare team.
• Demonstrates standard precautions and patient safety principles in practice.
• Participates in orientation, education and development of healthcare team.
• Identifies and participates in the performance improvement activities.
• Maintains professional and departmental level competencies.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required

Must have valid NJ RN License. Approved licenses must be presented and maintained in accordance with the State of New Jersey licensing board. Refer to the Educational/Regulatory Requirement (Department Specific) policy in the Nursing Administrative Manual.

Demonstrates knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures and standards.

Perfects skills and stays abreast of current nursing practice through on‑going education, journals, etc. Must have strong communication skills.

Must be able to coordinate efforts of a team of care providers.

Salary

$44.57 - $60.44 Hourly

Benefits

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to:

• medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance
• health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement)
• paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• tuition assistance
• an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.