Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Care - $2,414 per week at Hackensack Meridian Health - 2048 Oak Tree Road
Edison, NJ 08818
About the Job
- As part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered nursing and rehabilitation services to patients.
- Support the Unit Manager to maintain excellent clinical standards and patient experience.
- Provides the highest level of service to all patients, families, and visitors to ensure satisfaction
- Responsible for ensuring all assigned residents receive all medications, treatments, and nursing care as ordered.
- Completes all required documentation as per state/federal guidelines.
- Supervises and makes assignment of nursing personnel on the unit.
- Establishes the nursing care plan, utilizing nursing diagnosis for patients in cooperation with the supervisor and nursing personnel on the unit.
- Implements plans of care for residents.
- Consistently, accurately, and independently prioritizes and completes routine assignments within guidelines and schedules.
- Recognizes psychosocial needs, their possible effects on behavior and intervenes to provide emotional support.
- Maintains accurate informative records on all patients in the unit.
- Identify and report all real or potential problems regarding the development or administration of patient care.
- Maintains adequate inventory of medications, equipment, and supplies on the unit.
- Records, reports, and interprets patient responses to treatment and care to appropriate members of the inter-disciplinary team.
- Identify and assess any changes in patient conditions/needs and report to Charge nurse.
- Maintains all equipment as per facility policy and uses equipment consistent with equipment specifications.
- Participates and represents the facility and Nursing staff on committees, as requested by supervisors.
- Identifies patient needs and treatment opportunities, providing services to meet those needs on an on-going basis.
- Maintains professional competence and keeps current with nursing trends through participation in continuing education, in-service programs, professional staff sessions and training of nursing personnel.
- Fosters good relationships and communications with all Team Members, patients, family/significant others and visitors.
- Assists with new Team Member orientation and provide key experiences to prepare Team Member for independent performance of essential job functions.
- Problems are reported to Manager promptly.
Job Details
- Essential Generic Job Functions are listed in the Description section.
- Minimum 1-year prior experience working as an RN in a subacute long term care/rehab facility.
- Must have experience working with a variety of patient conditions and ages.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrate team approach to problem solving through frequent communication and collaboration on complex issues to provide appropriate care.
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