Cooper University Hospital·Camden, New Jersey
The Registered Nurse provides professional care to critically ill trauma and surgical patients within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include supervising patient care using the nursing process and adhering to established clinical policies.
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Short Description The Registered RN is a professional caregiver, who as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
They supervise and provide care to these patients utilizing the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.
Key Responsibilities 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's core values.
Performs Other duties as required.
Overview The Trauma/Surgical ICU (TSICU) is a 28-bed critical care unit specializing in caring for traumatically injured patients or those undergoing complex surgeries requiring close monitoring and care.
Patients are admitted directly from the ED, the Ross Trauma Admitting Area, or the operating room.
Patients usually cared for in this area include those with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, rib fractures, and lung injuries, as well as diverse orthopedic injuries requiring frequent monitoring and care.
Many patients cared for in the TSICU are poly-trauma patients, with injuries involving more than one body system.
Common surgical patients include those undergoing Whipple procedures, esophagectomies, gastrostomies, and abdominal aortic aneurysms.
The unit is staffed with registered nurses, critical care technicians, trauma surgery nurse practitioners, resident physicians, and attending trauma surgeons.
Staff also work closely with respiratory therapists and specialized surgical groups such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
Nurses and critical care technicians working in this area receive education specific to the trauma patient's care.
Experience Required A minimum of one year or more of RN acute care experience in an inpatient setting is preferred Education Requirements Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
License/Certification Requirements Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse).
Current NJ-BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e.
ACLS, NALS, PALS) Salary Min ($) USD $48.72 Salary Max ($) USD $73.64
Candidates must be a graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing with a current NJ-RN license and BLS certification. A minimum of one year of acute care experience in an inpatient setting is preferred.
Market context
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