Registered Nurse- Operating Room- Per Diem Days - Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States - Hackensack Meridian Health

Description

Overview:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health 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.

Qualifications:
Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required

Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS/CPR certification is required

Motivated team member responsible for scrubbing and circulating on variety of surgical cases in busy OR department

Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required, OR experience preferred

National certification preferred

Must be self-starter who works well independently

Time management and prioritizing skills a must. Ability to multi task

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

Must be within 30 minutes of the hospital as on-call is required


Responsibilities:
A day in the life of a Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian includes:

Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care

Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans

Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients

Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care

Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management

Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care