Graduate Nurse

• Salary/Pay Rate: $32.00/hour - $36.00/hour (based on experience)
• Posted Date: 09/26/2023 2:16 PM

Department: Human Services

Location: Northfield

Union/Mgmt: Union

NJCSC Test

Required:

No

Grant Funded? No

Either (a) under direction of a supervisory registered nurse in a health care facility, assumes responsibility as a member of the treatment team; works with residents, their families, and community agencies, and provides assistance, counseling, and instruction to residents; carries out therapeutic and medical orders authorized by a registered nurse, licensed physician, or other supervisor; does related work as required; or (b) under direction of a nursing supervisor, physician, or other supervisory official in a municipal government services health care facility, provides professional nursing care and treatment;

does other related work.

Note: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Registration as a Professional Nurse in the State of New Jersey.

Note: Ability to physically lift, move, and position clients as needed.

Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

• Organizes assigned professional nursing work and develops effective work methods.
• Makes appointments for residents with consulting physicians, arranges transportation, and notifies appropriate personnel.
• Carries out routine prophylactic procedures including immunization activities.
• Prepares and maintains daily medical records of residents including records of medication and treatments ordered and given.
• Collects specimens to be used in laboratory analyses.
• Explains the condition of the illness to the resident and family.
• Assists in laboratory analyses.
• Assists in the operating room including application of surgical dressings and instrument sterilization.
• Keeps records of narcotics on hand and used.
• Provides first aid.
• When so assigned, instructs student nurses, attendants, inmates, and attending employees in approved methods, procedures, and routines.
• Assumes responsibility of unit in absence of nursing supervisor.
• Contributes as a member of the team in the determination of treatment goals; participates in and involves the resident in goal planning sessions.
• Initiates and leads community meetings with residents on a daily basis.
• Develops and initiates various group activities for residents such as reality orientation, activity of daily living programs and remotivation sessions.
• Accompanies the individual resident or group of residents on community trips as part of resocialization, remotivation, and community reentry preparation programs.
• Counsels residents concerning their medication by utilizing medication fact sheets.
• Teaches residents education classes in areas of physical health care, good grooming, hygiene, and personal appearance.
• When assigned to certain public health duties in a Public Health Department.
• Assists in identifying health needs of individuals, families, and the community and in assessing resources available to meet these needs.
• Assists in planning services with public health nurses and with health, welfare, civic and other groups.
• Under medical direction, provides nursing care and treatments to patients in homes and/or clinics and, where indicated, demonstrates care to patients and families; assists other members of the household or ancillary health workers in carrying out those services which can be delegated.
• Observes patients and families for signs of physical or emotional illness and reports to the public health nurse supervisor.
• Reports evidence of the presence of communicable disease and gathers appropriate information.
• Assists in the management and operation of public health clinics.
• Assists in preparing accurate and complete records.
• Maintains records and files.
• May be required to engage in lifting clients when working in a setting which provides direct services to clients who are nonambulant, or who are semi ambulant and/or have severe physical handicaps.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

• Knowledge of the principles, and techniques of professional nursing.
• Knowledge of sterilization, immunization, and diagnostic procedures, bedside nursing methods, and operating room procedures.
• Knowledge of the precautions to be taken in the use of narcotics and other medications and in x-ray and other treatments.
• Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to specific situation.
• Ability to provide bedside nursing care, first aid treatments, and perform other professional nursing duties including operating room, surgical,…