Registered Nurse - Respiratory - Nights
Listed on 2026-03-14
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse
Registered Nurse – Respiratory (Full Time Nights)
JFK University Medical Center – Edison, New Jersey
Requisition #
Shift: Night
Status: Full Time with Benefits
OverviewThe Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. It directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and effectively coordinates unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
ResponsibilitiesA Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health delivers nursing practices according to the most up‑to‑date evidence‑based research, nursing policies, and standards of care to provide safe and excellent individualized patient care. A typical day includes:
- Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or situation.
- Performs age‑ and disease‑specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive status.
- Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes.
- Identifies patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
- Develops a plan of care prescribing strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes.
- Formulates age‑ and disease‑specific patient/family‑centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data.
- Coordinates a patient/family‑focused, prioritized plan that encompasses the continuum of care.
- Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care.
- Provides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other health‑care team members regarding status, care rendered, and treatment plans.
- Implements age‑ and disease‑specific care in an organized and timely manner.
- Provides or coordinates patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding.
- Performs according to established protocols, documenting events and communicating with appropriate persons.
- Provides nursing care and treatments reflecting the patient’s needs, advocating appropriately and demonstrating evidence‑based practice compliance.
- Performs continuous point‑of‑care electronic documentation of assessments, plan‑of‑care, interventions, and evaluations.
- Administers medications utilizing bar‑scanning and documentation technologies for safe delivery.
- Facilitates multidisciplinary discharge planning to ensure safe transition and continuity of care.
- Evaluates progress toward outcomes.
- Utilizes critical thinking to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Initiates interventions for changes in condition and unexpected responses to care.
- Identifies ethical issues and brings them to the attention of the team.
- Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
- Acquires and maintains competencies, certifications, and continuing education to meet accreditation and licensing requirements.
- Adheres to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
- Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes/pulls a minimum of 10 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
- Adheres to HMH's organizational and managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
- Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
- Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience OR active participation in HMH’s Nurse Residency Program.
- Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing patient needs, and demonstrate strong accountability, teamwork, and a passion for delivering high‑quality care.
- National certification in the specialty area when eligible.
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
Minimum rate of $45.73 hourly.
Posted hourly rates may be presented as an annual salary in the offer, and posted annual salaries may be presented as an hourly rate,…
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