Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse - St. Barnabas Nursing Home

At St. Barnabas Health System, you have the opportunity to embark on a meaningful and fulfilling career where your contributions are valued, and you play an essential role in advancing our rich and historic mission. Join a dynamic team where you’ll not only enjoy competitive pay and benefits but also take pride in the positive impact you make every day. Discover a workplace where your skills, dedication, and individuality are celebrated as part of a supportive and mission-driven community!

St. Barnabas Nursing Home is looking for experienced Registered Nurses:

• Salary Range: $32.00 - $40.00 per hour based on experience
• Job Type: Full Time or Part-Time
• Shifts: 7A-7P, Every Other Weekend
• Sign on Incentive: Up to $3,000

What You Will Do:

• Plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Attend educational in-services as offered.
• Undertake a specific practice only if the Registered Nurse has the necessary knowledge, preparation, experience and competency to properly execute the practice.
• Respect and consider, while providing nursing care, the individual’s right to freedom from psychological and physical abuse.
• Act to safeguard the resident from the incompetent, abusive or illegal practice of any individual.
• Safeguard the resident’s dignity, right to privacy and the confidentiality of patient information.
• Document and maintain accurate and pertinent resident records according to policies and procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments ordered for the resident at the prescribed times and document appropriately.
• Participate in planning, implementing, evaluating and revising resident care plans.
• Perform all duties and tasks within the scope of practice.
• Have knowledge of nursing practices and procedures.
• Possess the ability to deal with the public, residents and worker, professionally and tactfully.
• Be in good health and free of communicable disease.
• Possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc… of the Nursing Department.
• Be required to lift residents, medical equipment and supplies, etc…
• Oversee all resident care.
• Be a resident advocate.
• Support and adhere to the mission, philosophy and policies of St. Barnabas.
• Work and be part of the Care Team.
• Demonstrate consistent knowledge and application of State and Federal regulations.
• Give superior customer service and respond to concerns and readily.
• Do whatever else the DON deems necessary.
• Participate in QI activities.
• Make rounds on unit a minimum of 3 times a shift.  Checks that the NA’s have properly completed and documented patient rounds.
• If not functioning as a Charge Nurse, should notify Charge Nurse of changes in patient status.
• Evaluate LPN’s and NA’s performance through verbal and written communications.  Provides counseling, direction, and disciplinary action as needed.
• Takes and gives report at the beginning and end of each shift while making walking rounds with oncoming and outgoing nurse (beginning and end of each shift.)  Then gives report to NA’s
• Counts narcotics and signs narcotic sheet with oncoming and outgoing nurse.
• Able to perform direct care when necessary for the health and safety of the residents.