Advanced Practice Nurse

Department: NJMS-Surgery-Vascular Surgery

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university‑wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway;

and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other venues. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and Newark’s University Hospital, among others. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse for the Department of Surgery within the New Jersey Medical School. The Advanced Practice Nurse will be an integral member of the Vascular Surgery & Otolaryngology teams at Rutgers NJMS, providing patient care, improving efficiency of care, and participating in quality improvement and clinical research programs.

• Collects comprehensive patient health data/history including past and present medical, surgical, family, and social history. Diagnostic tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s status are collected, interpreted, and documented in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Completes the medication reconciliation process by documenting the current list of medications (including over‑the‑counter and nutritional supplements) taken by the patient at each visit.
• Performs and documents an appropriate comprehensive physical assessment of patients, which will include a review of systems, evaluation of manifestations and toxicities related to medical conditions and anticoagulation management. Evaluates patients in the Emergency Department and for inpatient consultations and assists in management of these patients.
• Critically analyzes the assessment data/diagnostic tests and determines a diagnosis. In addition, develops a comprehensive plan of care that includes interventions and treatments to attain outcomes.
• Evaluates laboratory studies and diagnostic tests and provides appropriate interventions as required.
• Evaluates patient progress in attaining expected treatment outcomes and monitors for signs and symptoms related to disease progression/recurrence.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Completion of an educational program designed and conducted to prepare graduates to practice as an NP/APN with a master’s degree in nursing and certified by a national certifying body.
• A minimum of two (2) years of clinical nursing experience.

• Current Registered/Professional Nurse license.
• Certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the state of New Jersey with a specialization as indicated; BLS, CDS, and DEA licenses.

• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, and creative problem‑solving are essential.

No additional preferred qualifications were listed.

Minimum Salary: $
Mid‑Range Salary: $
Maximum Salary: $
Maximum budgeted salary for the position is $150,000. The final salary offer may be determined by qualifications, experience, expertise, and available department or grant funds, while considering market benchmarks and internal equity.

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