Registered Nurse Job at Rutgers University
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Staff Nurse
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Nursing
Department
RWJ-EBCHC-MEDICAL
Overview
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 locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
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 locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Staff Nurse in the Nursing Department at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/ Eric B. Chandler Health Center.
The primary purpose of the Staff Nurse position is to administer nursing care based on the individual needs of patients and their families, in accordance with professional nursing standards. Assists Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Managers in administering patient care as instructed or assigned.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
The primary purpose of the Staff Nurse position is to administer nursing care based on the individual needs of patients and their families, in accordance with professional nursing standards. Assists Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Managers in administering patient care as instructed or assigned.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Assists with day-to-day supervision and management of nursing personnel in assigned unit.
- Monitors supplies and stocking of exam rooms.
- Oversees the ordering of supplies.
- Orders medications on an as needed basis.
- Supervises staff assigned to unit.
- Provides feedback for performance evaluations.
- Ensures that patients are prepped (age-specific, per policy) for provider visit.
- Performing those aspects of triage and nursing care requiring professional judgment and skills.
- Exercising judgment requiring independent action and/or the need to seek more expert assistance.
- Provides triage advice and guidance in accordance with the Health Center’s established policies and procedures for patients and their families.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
34.940
Annual Mid Range Salary
43.490
Annual Maximum Salary
50.370
Standard Hours
40.00
Union Description
HPAE, Local 5089
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
ABP
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Certifications/Licenses
- Must possess a valid NJ Registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Current CPR Certification and at least six (6) months experience in clinical nursing.
- Basic Life Support Certification
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Incumbent must be trained in infection control procedures and protocols.
- Position involves exposure to blood and body fluids, which requires caution and use of established safety and infection control guidelines.
- Position requires the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, read and execute standing orders and accurately document clinical findings.
- Incumbent must be able to push and/or pull supply carts, possess the ability to use a computer, including keyboarding, entering and retrieving data, utilizing a video display terminal to receive or audit data and/or information.
- Work requires a high level of problem-solving skills involving the nursing process, computer systems, human resources and University policies and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual skills (English/Spanish speaking).
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Physical Demands: The incumbent must be able to stand, talk or hear over 2/3rd of the time; walk 2/3 of the time; sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel reach with hands and arms, climb or balance or stoop, kneel crouch or crawl under 1/3rd of the time. This position requires lifting up to 25 pounds under 1/3rd of the time.
- Work Environment: Moderate noise level.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
23ST0368
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Downtown New Brunswick
City
New Brunswick
State
NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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