Registered Nurse Non Acute- Complex Family Planning
Company: Hackensack Meridian Health
Location: Hackensack
Posted on: April 20, 2024
Job 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.The Registered Nurse Non-Acute 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.Complex Family Planning includes gyn care,
contraception, surgical coordination, abortion care, and in office
abortions.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Registered Nurse Non Acute at Hackensack
Meridian Health includes:
Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment
- Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health
or the situation.
- Performs age and disease specific assessment / data collection
independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic,
psychological and cognitive status.
- Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient
status.
- Identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on
age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.Plan
- Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and
interventions to attain expected outcomes.
- Formulates age and disease specific patient / family centered
goals / outcomes based on assessment data.
- Develops and coordinates a plan of care which is patient /
family focused, prioritized and encompasses the continuum of
care.Implementation
- Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of
care.
- Provides ongoing communication with patient / family, nursing
colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding
patient's status, rendered care and treatment plans. Implements age
and disease specific care in an organized and timely manner.
- Provides or coordinates the patient / family education as
needed and ensures understanding.
- Performs according to established protocols in clinical
situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and
documenting events.
- Provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patients'
needs, advocates appropriately and demonstrates evidence-based
nursing practice and compliance with standards.
- Performs continuous Point-of-Care electronic documentation of
each individual patient's assessments, plan-of-care, interventions
and evaluation of rendered care.
- Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in
bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the
safest delivery of medications to our patients.
- Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe
transitioning and continuum of care.Evaluation
- Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to
achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Initiates interventions related to patient's change in
condition and unexpected response to care. Additional
Responsibilities:
- Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings
them to the attention of other team members.
- Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient
satisfaction.
- Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and
continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or
individual licensing requirements.
- Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with
Interpretive Statements.
- Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10
lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
- Adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and
standards of behavior.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
BSN in progress and/or willing to
acquire within three (3) years of hire. 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.
- OB/GYN Experince Licenses and Certifications Required:
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
- BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required
within 60 days of hire. If you feel that the above description
speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please
apply today!
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza
Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to
send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health
network who may have current openings that fit your skills and
experience.
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