Registered Nurse (RN), Medical/Surgical Float Pool

pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Job Title: RN12.5 Specialty Float Med/Sur/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Department Name: Medical/Surgical Float Pool/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Req #: 0000236009/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Status: Hourly/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Shift: Evening/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Pay Range: $47.85 - $76.27 per hour/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"strongPay Transparency: /strong/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate#39;s educational background, skills and professional experience./span/span/p pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bJob Overview:/bbr / Organize and administers individualized age-specific professional care to patients within an assigned unit of the hospital in support of medical care. Supports the philosophy, objectives and the mission and vision of Saint Barnabas Medical Center and the Department of Nursing. Practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice, Code of Ethics for Nurses, Department of Health Regulations, TJC requirements and other regulatory agencies. Participates in patient teaching and discharge planning. Participates in unit Performance Improvement evaluation activities./span/span/p p class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bQualifications:/b/span/span/p p class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"iRequired:/i/span/span/p ul li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Graduate of an accredited school of nursing/span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Must be willing to float through multiple Med/Surg unitsnbsp;/span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Successful completion of all Orientation Programs /span/span/li /ul p class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"iPreferred:/i/span/span/p ul li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Bachelor of Science in Nursing /span/span/li /ul p class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bCertifications and Licenses Required:/b/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Active NJ RN License or Multistate RN License with NJ Endorsement/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"BLS certification through the American Heart Association/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bScheduling Requirements:/b/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"7p - 8a/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"37.5 hrs weekly/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"12.5 hr shifts/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Every other weekend is required/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Schedule during the week will vary depending on department needs/span/span/li /ul pspan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bEssential Functions:/b /span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Actively participates in discharge planning and, upon discharge, ensures a written teaching discharge plan has been developed for assigned patients concerning disease process, complications, medications, diet physical activity and self-care needs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Appropriately delegates but retains ultimately responsible/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Assumes charge nurse functions as delegated by Nurse Manager, including assessing staffing needs, organizing and delegating work assignments based on patient acuity and individual staff skill level/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Completes daily patient classification according to facility policy/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Completes unit-based competencies as per JCAHO requirements and hospital policy/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Attends competency day and completes all required competencies in a satisfactory manner/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Remains knowledgeable about all current nursing policies and procedures/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Complies with Medication Reconciliation Policy Complies with unit and departmental scheduling guidelines /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Delivers individualized patient care consistent with established standards of care, policies and procedures and other regulatory standards/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates positive guest relations by introducing yourself to the patient and family/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Orients patient and family to the nursing unit/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Takes all appropriate measures to ensure patient satisfaction and the availability of the patient representative/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Reports the patient#39;s family problems to the nurse manager or her designee in a timely manner/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates proficiency with phlebotomy sticks based on established policies and procedures/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates understanding of state blood administrative hospital procedure/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Complies with blood and blood product administration policy/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Determines the effectiveness of patient care through patient interviews, assessment and patient compliance to the plan of care and adjusts patient care to meet changing needs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Formulates and revises plan of care for assigned patients based on patient problems, patient age, nursing intervention, and specific outcomes/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Identifies the patient#39;s significant other needs for patient education and provides education utilizing appropriate educational modalities/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each patient#39;s age-specific needs and provide specific treatment and care/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Initiates IV sticks, maintains IV sites and monitors IV fluids/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Provides IV care and documents using established policies and procedures/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Initiates or participates in continuous interdisciplinary quality improvement activities for the patient or department/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Maintains complete, accurate, concise documentation of patient status, nursing interventions and patient responses within tour of duty/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Documents medications in accordance with nursing policy/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Maintains the role of patient advocate and takes all appropriate measures to ensure patient safety/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Uses good nursing judgment/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Provides privacy and confidentiality and exhibits tact and compassion at all times, regardless of circumstances/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Activates the chain of command when appropriate, on behalf of the patient#39;s care needs/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Recognizes signs and symptoms of complication of Pain Management Therapies and intervenes appropriately PCA PCEA Epidural block /span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"States the proper mechanism for activating cardiac respiratory arrest/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates understanding of code cart check and procedure for replacing items on code cart/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Transmits pertinent patient information to the appropriate individual MD, supervscharge planner, etc using SBAR for hand-off communication/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Uses an understanding of the principles of pain management to assess each patient s individual needs and provide appropriate and specific treatment and care/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Utilizes all available resources in the initial assessment of the patient, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, discharge planning, self-care and education and reassessment each shift, upon transfer and discharge/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Participates in ongoing education as required/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates proficiency in the care of patients with the patient on mechanical vents and assists with weaning/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Assisting with intubation and extubation/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates proficiency in the care of Telemetry patients and the related equipment needed to care for these patients: electrode placement, arrhythmia interpretation, code care, etc./span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates proper procedure for chest tube management, including proper set-up, drainage, and dressing procedure/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Demonstrates understanding of proper airway management, suctioning, ABG values, applying supplemental oxygen, and trach care/span/span/li /ul p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Other Duties: /span/bbr / span style="line-height:107%"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.nbsp;Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice./span/span/span/span/p p class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"bBenefits and Perks:/bbr / At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employeesrsquo; physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing.nbsp; These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:/span/span/p ul li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time/span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Retirement Plans /span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance /span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Dental and Vision Insurance /span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Disability and Life Insurance /span/span/li li class="MsoNoSpacing"span style="font-size:16px;"span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;"Paid Par