Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Resident
Valley Health System
Ridgewood, NJ

Home Care Resident RN Fall 2024

Home Care Resident RN Fall 2024 Fall 2024 Home Care New Graduate RN Residency (To begin August 2024) * Please apply only if you are a New Graduate RN with less than 1 year experience as RN work experience. * Please be advised, due to a high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact each and every candidate. You will only be contacted if we would like to invite you in for consideration. * We will hire into specific nursing teams. POSITION SUMMARY: To fulfill the needs of patients in a variety of age groups, their family members, and the community by performing varied patient care tasks and functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements EDUCATION: Associate`s degree in Nursing required. Current/valid State of New Jersey license (or legal permission to work from the New Jersey Board of Nursing. * A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. * Current American Heart Association BLS for the healthcare provider certification is required upon entering the program and it must be valid for a minimum of 3 months post the start date of the program. * You must successfully obtain a New Jersey Registered Nurse License (not just the license number) by at least two weeks before the residency start date to enter into the program. Please note that license reciprocity from another state can take approximately 3 months to receive; therefore, it is strongly recommended that you take the NCLEX in New Jersey if you plan on working in New Jersey. * Related working clinical experience is a plus. * Current and valid driver`s license, registration, inspection sticker and appropriate level of insurance coverage required, to include collision EXPERIENCE: Computer and keyboard skills. Medical terminology required. SPECIAL SKILLS: Special Skills/Qualifications *Driver`s License - current and valid driver`s license, registration, inspection sticker and appropriate level of insurance coverage required, to include collision. Employees must adhere to all procedural guidelines in HR Policy 108 including demonstrating an acceptable driving record for the duration of their employment as long as driving continues to be a responsibility of the job. Physical and cognitive requirements: Position's physical requirements necessitate a full range of body motion including but not limited to, physically assisting patients, requiring stretching, bending, lifting, sitting, kneeling, stooping, standing, walking, pushing and pulling. Position is classified according to the USDOL as Very Heavy Work which is defined as exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH0 guidelines, which recommends that the average worker not lift more than 51 pounds without assistance, will be followed. Manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination are also required as is constant talking and listening in English. Must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, including speech clarity, understanding the information relayed, deductive and inductive reasoning skills (the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense and the ability to combine pieces of information to/from general rules or conclusion respectively). Considerable walking, standing, sitting, reaching, and typing. Ability to perform work accurately and pay attention to details, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure. Ability to function competently in stressful situations and changing work environment related to changing needs of patients with acute, chronic and complex and/or terminal disease processes. Ability to work cooperatively within health system, multidisciplinary team members (i.e. Rehab, etc). Ability to utilize effective time management skills to set priorities to perform responsibilities, problem solve and deliver care. Area of Talent: Nursing Organization: Valley Home Care Department: VC CLINICAL EDUCATION Shift: Day Status: Full Time (36+ hrs/week) Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM req13911