Cooper University Hospital·Cape May Court House, New Jersey
The Staff RN will assess, plan, and implement nursing care for cardiac and pulmonary patients, including the development of individualized exercise programs. They are responsible for monitoring patient responses, documenting clinical data, and coordinating with the healthcare team to ensure effective discharge planning.
About Us Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County.
The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C.
Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services.
We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs.
Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development. #LI-CU1 Experience Required Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of all patients based on patients’ specific age group.
Anticipates patient needs and consistently resolves patient concerns.
Evaluates and reassesses interventions over time to assure best outcomes for the cardiac, pulmonary and SET (PAD) patients.
Plans and implements non-standardized nursing interventions, specifically individual exercise programs in accordance with AACVPR/AHA guidelines and physician recommendations.
Plans for the patient discharge by working with the health care team to ensure timely discharge.
Always uses a pro-active approach to patient care to meet and exceed patient and family needs.
Anticipates and responds effectively to changing patient conditions.
Demonstrates effective teaching skills and always engages patient and family.
Consistently assesses patient and family learning needs during program.
Evaluates and effectiveness of teaching and revises appropriately.
Documents all teaching, including patient/family response.
Consistently advocates for the well-being of the patient.
Accountable for nursing care provided to assigned patients through admission and transfer up to patient discharge.
Augments initial nursing assessment data including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning factors with experimental knowledge to refine individualized treatment plan.*Consistently documents patient evaluation, departmental data, goals, patient notes, individual treatment plan (ITP), outcomes, and patient exercise sessions in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.
Integrates verbal and nonverbal behaviors exhibited by patient and significant others to make nursing decisions.
Obtains compiles, interprets, incorporates and completes patient data into monthly individualized treatment plan (ITP) in a timely manner for the patient which reflects full range of needs, including physical/functional, vocation, nutritional, psychosocial, and emotional and education needs.
Performs rapid observational assessment to determine changing priorities.
Monitors patients, reports inappropriate responses.
Terminates exercise as needed.
Updates staff/physicians using SBAR.
Education Requirements Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with current RN licensure in the State of New Jersey.
ACLS/CPR certification required.
License/Certification Requirements Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with current RN licensure in the State of New Jersey.
ACLS/CPR certification required.
Special Requirements Three years of critical care/coronary care experience.
Experience in Cardiopulmonary Rehab preferred.
Salary Min ($) USD $37.93 Salary Max ($) USD $58.04
Candidates must be graduates of an approved school of professional nursing with a current New Jersey RN license and ACLS/CPR certification. A minimum of three years of critical care or coronary care experience is required.
Market context
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