Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Telemetry

Location

Neptune, New Jersey

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• 12-hour day shifts

Schedule

• Every other weekend required
• 3 of 6 holidays required
• No on-call requirement
• Floating required

Unit Details

• Medical-surgical unit
• 52 beds
• Patient assignment: 1:4 or 1:5
• May include step-down patients

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Jersey
• 2 years of experience in Med Surg / Telemetry
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• NIHSS
• Telemetry
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience in an Acute Care setting

Preferred Education

• BSN

Skills

• Patient assessment
• Care planning
• Therapeutic nursing interventions
• Patient care management
• Clinical documentation
• Evidence-based practice advocacy
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Compassion

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and assist physicians with patient care
• Plan, implement, and document nursing care
• Identify patient needs and priorities through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• Develop, implement, and coordinate individualized plans of care
• Perform therapeutic nursing interventions
• Advocate for evidence-based practice and support innovations in care delivery