Travel Nurse RN - Oncology
North Bergen, NJ
Care Career
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
A Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health involves the 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. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse includes: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment. Nurses will cover CAT Scan, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine/Pet.

Essential Duties:
-The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.
-Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient’s needs.
-Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
-Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
-Initiates assessment based on the patient’s problems or needs, the physician’s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
-Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
-Manages care of patients.
-Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
-Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
-Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
-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.
-Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.