Registered Nurse, Full Time, Nights 6p-7a, Operating Room, Atlantic health Morristown Medical Center

About the job

• Promotes and restores patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. • Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. • Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel. • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations. • Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting as per policy and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs utilizing SBAR while maintaining patient confidentiality. • Ensures proper function and operation of equipment following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshoot equipment malfunctions; call appropriate personnel for repairs; and evaluate new equipment as necessary. • Ensure case readiness by confirming that supplies, equipment, instruments, and implants are available as per surgical procedure and doctor preferences. Ensure fiscal responsibility of the organization by accurately documenting/charging for supplies. • Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education and organization and unit mandates. Achieves and maintained professional certification as required. • Contributes to team efforts and high quality, safe patient outcomes through collaboration with peers, supervisors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Promoting all PRIDE values. Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required Bachelors’ Degree of Nursing preferred All ASN must complete their BSN studies within five years of their start date License & Certifications: Current NJ (New Jersey) Registered Nurse License required Basic Life Support required CNOR certification preferred Experience: Minimum of 1 year Operating Room RN experience