Registered Nurse, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Full-Time - Atlantic Health System
Morristown, NJ
About the Job
Atlantic Visiting Nurse, part of Atlantic Health System, is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to work Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 4 PM in the Essex County area, including weekends and on-call as required by department. In this position you will work with adult and geriatric patients of all backgrounds who require intermittent skilled short-term care in their homes. You are compassionate, thoughtful, and comfortable working with elderly and terminally ill patients. You will be responsible for managing a heavy caseload; time management skills are essential. However, it is important to provide each patient with the time and attention necessary to meet his or her needs.
Entry level offers start at $43.00 / hour and increase based upon experience. Mileage reimbursement ($.67) included.
Essential Job Functions:
- Physical assessment of patient providing MD ordered treatments, extensive patient education, frequent communication with providers.
- Candidate will have the ability to utilize the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care for patients served. Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborate with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families.
- Candidate will demonstrate and embrace the PRIDE core values (Professionalism, Respect, Involvement, Dignity and Excellence) in every aspect of their job.
- Perform evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review.
- Administer medication as prescribed by the patient's physician
- Dress or undress open wounds and assess progress of healing
- Educate patients and families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
- Coordinate with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians and anyone else involved in the patient's care plan
- Provide palliative care as needed to keep patients comfortable.
- Make recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life.
- Listen to the patient and respond to concerns or requests.
Education:
Graduate from an accredited RN program, BSN preferred
Required License:
Valid New Jersey RN License
Certifications:
BLS Required
Related Experience:
- At least 1-2 years of acute care experience
- Homecare experience helpful
- Wound care and IV experience a plus
- Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Overlook Medical Center, Summit NJ
- Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morriston NJ
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
- Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. We are part of Atlantic Accountable Care Organization, one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We receiver awards and recognitions for what we provide to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine (13 years in a row)
- Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
- 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
- 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
- Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
- Gold-Level \"Well Workplace\": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
- CEO Cancer Gold Standard ™
- One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials\" Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- Security 500: Security Magazine
- Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
- NJ Sustainable Business
Our Home care and Hospice teams work with more than our patients, we work with their families, inside their homes and in their community. When you join our team, you also join theirs, bringing them your comfort, compassion, education, and expertise. We celebrate these close connections every day, by delivering the best comprehensive home care and hospice services possible.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
Home Care
With more than 100 years of experience, Atlantic Visiting Nurse provides high-quality nursing and rehabilitation services in the comfort of your own home. If you and your physician feel that you would benefit from home care – whether to prevent or postpone a hospitalization, or to help with recovery after a hospital stay – our team of nurses and rehabilitation experts can develop an individualized plan of care to meet your needs. We’re accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health. Atlantic Visiting Nurse - Home Health services are available to residents of Morris, Union, Essex, Sussex, Somerset and Warren counties in New Jersey.
Hospice
At Atlantic Visiting Nurse, we believe that those living with advanced illnesses should spend their final days in comfort and peace. Our compassionate, specialized care is designed to minimize patient suffering and to support families and loved ones in their roles as caregivers. As one of the first hospices in New Jersey and the United States, we have more than 40 years’ experience serving private homes, nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in Essex, Morris, Somerset, and Union counties. When patients and their primary care physicians agree that curative treatment is no longer appropriate or desired, a referral to Atlantic Hospice may be appropriate. Our hospice team works with referring doctors to develop individualized care plans that manage pain, control symptoms, and ensure dignity and respect in the final days of life. We also have nurse liaisons at Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, and Hackettstown Medical Center, as well as other health care facilities in the area, to answer questions and ease the transition to end-of-life care.
Source : Atlantic Health System