Job Overview:
RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a highly dedicated Registered Nurse for our Cardiac Cath Lab at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ. With over 700 physicians and 2,100 employees, we offer advanced treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions.
Qualifications:
Required:
- ADN
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Proficient computer skills
- Minimum (1) one year recent/current cath lab experience
- Strong critical care thinking and assessment skills
Preferred:
Certifications and Licenses Required:
- BLS from the American Heart Association
- ACLS Certification
- Active NJ RN license or compact RN license with NJ endorsement
Scheduling Requirements:
- Per Diem
- Monday-Friday 10 hour shifts 7a-5:30p
- On-call required
Essential Functions:
- 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.
- Perform Stress test procedures.
- 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:
- Circulate in procedure room and/or documenting in control room.
- Working in holding area, admitting and discharging of patients.
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.
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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