Registered Nurse (RN) Pediatrics FT Days

Job Overview:

Since 1882, Jersey City Medical Center has provided Hudson County with advanced, state-of-the-art medical treatment across various disciplines. Jersey City Medical Center, among many accolades, has earned 14 "A" national safety ratings from the Leapfrog Group since the program's inception in 2012, was awarded Magnet Recognition for superior nursing, was named Best Regional Hospital by US News and World Report and ranked among the 100 best places to work in healthcare (nationally). Jersey City Medical Center is also ideally located- in the vibrant Jersey City waterfront community overlooking the harbor, just 10 minutes from New York City, with a grand view of the Statue of Liberty.

Qualifications:

Required:

• ADN
• Completion of Clinical experience in an NLN accredited school
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Proficient computer Skills

Preferred:

• BSN
• Recent/current Pediatric experience

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Active NJ RN license or compact RN license with NJ endorsement
• ACLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• BLS from the American Heart Association

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full-Time 35.3 hours per week
• Day Shift
• 7a-7p

Essential Functions:

• The role of the Pediatric Registered Nurse is to provide quality nursing care, in collaboration with the medical staff and within the guidelines of the New Jersey State Nurse Practice Act, to those patients experiencing a health care condition of varying acuity,
• The Pediatric RN is responsible for the age-appropriate assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within a designated time period,
• The Pediatric RN provides nursing care based on department and regulatory requirements,
• It is the responsibility of the Pediatric RN to implement the Hospital's Mission and goals in settings where patients require complex assessment, high-intensity therapies and interventions and continuous nursing vigilance,
• Pediatric RNs rely upon a specialized body of knowledge, skills and experience to provide care to patients and families and create environments that are healing, humane and caring,
• The Pediatric RN is a patient advocate, respecting and supporting the basic values, rights and beliefs of all patient populations
• The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the health care system within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory standards and assures awareness of ethical standards of practice as defined by the ANA code of ethics.
• The Registered Nurse assures safety in practice and is inclusive of the principles of evidence-based practice by maintaining a realization of own individual level of knowledge and experience and assumes responsibility for advancing knowledge of self and others of the patient care team by communication with and utilizing resource persons and programs available.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for knowledge of the patient population served.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and directing the delegation of tasks to appropriate team members and collaborates with other patient care providers.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for consistently setting and evaluating priorities through appropriate interventions with measurable outcomes toward improvement.
• The Registered Nurse is an individual practitioner and the interdisciplinary team manager, utilizes the nursing process to integrate all aspects of the provision of care and individualizes the plan of care to address a specific patient's needs.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.