MAJOR FUNCTION:
Provides nursing services to patients requiring care. Ability to assess the physical, psychosocial, and learning needs of patients. Develops, implements, and evaluates a plan of care based on those assessments. Capable of delegating appropriate tasks and supervising ancillary staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education & Experience:
- You must be enrolled in a BSN or MSN program from an accredited school of professional nursing within six months of hire or rehire and graduate on or before the third employment anniversary date into a nursing position. * BSN or MSN graduates preferred
- *Grandfathered Exemption of Educational Requirement:
- Hired on or before May 31, 2013 -- IMC
- Hired on or before August 4, 2015 – IMCW
- Hired on or before May 31, 2023 – IMCM
- Previous experience in psychiatry.
- Minimum of one year medical-surgical nursing preferable, but not essential.
Certification/Licensure:
- Current registration with New Jersey Board of Nursing.
- Welle certification required (will train).
- BLS required.
- National Certification preferred.
- American Heart Association CPR required.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge, nursing competence, basic leadership skills and decision-making ability.
| Physical Requirements: N: Never O: Occasionally (<20%) F: Frequently (20%-80%) C: Constantly (>80%) | |||||
| Lifting <20lbs | F | Standing | F | Sitting | F |
| Lifting 20-50lbs | F | Climbing | O | Kneeling | O |
| Lifting>50lbs | O | Crouching | O | Reaching | F |
| Carrying | F | Hearing | C | Walking | F |
| Pushing | F | Talking | C | Vision | C |
| Environmental Conditions: | |||||
| Noise | F | Varied Temperatures | O | Cleaning Agents | O |
| Noxious odors | O | Patient Exposure | C | Operative Equipment | F |
BENEFITS INFORMATION: