The Registered Nurse provides professional care to antepartum and post-partum patients with complex medical diagnoses within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include supervising patient care, following established policies, and utilizing the nursing process to ensure high-quality health outcomes.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be a graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing with a current NJ-RN license and BLS certification. A minimum of 2 years of experience in Med Surg or a comparable unit is strictly required.
professional certificateCustomer ServicePatient CareNursing ProcessMultidisciplinary CollaborationAntepartum CareClinical InnovationMaternal Fetal Care
Job description
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Short Description The Registered RN is a professional care-giver who, as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and who supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self.
Follows established policies and procedures.
Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management and physicians.
Applies Cooper core values.
Other duties as required.
Overview The Maternal Fetal Care Unit consists of 9 beds.
This unit specializes in the care of antepartum patients with a variety of diagnoses.
These include preterm premature rupture of membranes, preeclampsia, preterm labor, and diabetes.
This unit also cares for pregnant and post-partum patients with complicated medical diagnoses in addition to their pregnancy, including but not limited to cardiac complications, sickle cell disease, and substance use disorder.
Experience Required MUST HAVE MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS REGISTERED NURSE EXPERIENCE IN MED SURG OR OTHER COMPARABLE UNIT.
Education Requirements Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
License/Certification Requirements Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse); Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers); certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e.
Acls, nals, pals).
Special Requirements MUST HAVE MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS REGISTERED NURSE EXPERIENCE IN MED SURG OR OTHER COMPARABLE UNIT.
Level Two Pool Work Requirements: Nurses shall work at least three (3) weekend shifts per six (6) week schedule, and six other shifts per six (6) week schedule, which must include four(4) holiday shifts per year (two (2) winter and two (2) summer).
Weekend shifts are defined as Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday for night shift and Saturday/Sunday for the day shift; the 3rd weekend shift can be the RNs choice.
Nurses must schedule themselves for the full shift, as assigned, in order to meet these work requirements.
Salary Min ($) USD $46.85 Salary Max ($) USD $70.81
