RN Per Diem BU - Cardiac Rehab - Mullica Hill

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Current NJ State Registered Nurse License in good standing
• •BLS
• •ACLS
• •One-year critical care experience
• •Constantly push/pull, lift light objects and objects less than 50 lbs
• •Occasionally required to push/pull/assist object/patients more than 300 lbs
• •Occasionally required to assist in transferring patients 300 lbs
• •Occasionally required to lift in excess of 50 lbs
• •Constantly required to perform simple motor skills and manipulative skills such as standing, walking, writing and use of various types of exercise and office equipment
• •Frequently required to perform moderately difficult manipulation skills such as positioning patients and use of more complex office and exercise equipment
• •Constantly required to perform gross body coordination such as walking, squatting, standing for extended periods to perform tasks such as guarding patients during treatment, and carrying, lifting, and transferring patient/objects
• •Must be able to demonstrate proper body mechanics in performing these tasks
• •Must be able to maneuver equipment, patients/wheelchairs, and stretchers in tight space without causing injury to anyone
• •Constantly walk and stand for long periods of time
• •Frequently required to remain in uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, including bending over equipment, counters, tables, etc
• •Constantly required to see objects closely to allow observation in evaluating patients and reading instruments, physician orders, telemetry, computer screen and measurement tools
• •Frequently required to discriminate colors on skin conditions, medical records, equipment panels, or warning lights
• •Occasionally required to use depth perception and judge distance, size, color, and shape of an object
• •Constantly required to hear blood pressure sounds in a noisy environment
• •The ability to hear patient/visitor/staff communication calls, telemetry and other equipment sounds/alarms, etc
• •The ability to communicate via the telephone, intercom, and answering machine
• •Frequently uses listening skills to interpret blood pressure, information provided by people and equipment
• •Frequently required to demonstrate awareness of possible hearing dysfunction and must adjust communication accordingly
• •Constantly articulate verbal commands, instructions, and feedback to patients, students, staff, and visitors
• •Uses correct grammar, appropriate intonation, and voice quality to send positive messages
• •Constantly required to concentrate on fine details with continual interruptions, attend to a task/function for more than 60 minutes at a time
• •Understand and relate to specific ideas
• •Remember tasks/assignments given at the beginning of a period of time extending several days
• •Constantly required to demonstrate good judgment and safety
• •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

Desired Qualifications

• •BSN or MSN graduates preferred
• •One-year experience in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
• •National certification
• •Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English
• •Knowledge of accreditation standards and compliance requirements
• •Can evaluate and treat stable cardiac patients following acceptable treatment principles/guidelines for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and current nursing process
• •Demonstrates expertise in telemetry interpretation, blood pressure auscultation, auscultation of heart and lung sounds, palpation of pulses and assessment of signs and symptoms
• •Can assess all systems, vital signs, problems, and makes decisions that reflect good judgment, while considering the patients' safety and needs
• •Demonstrates expertise in defibrillation skills
• •Able to develop and implement a comprehensive plan of care and set goals following accepted treatment principles in cardiac rehabilitation
• •Competent in applying the principles, methods, materials and equipment used in nursing
• •Ability to perform exercise prescriptions, daily progress, and home programs