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Rutgers The State University Staff Nurse in Piscataway, New Jersey

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Recruitment/Posting Title Staff Nurse
Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Nursing
Department UBHC-EXTENDED TREATMT 450 COLLING
Overview
Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Staff Nurse in the Community Based Services of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.The Staff Nurse delivers person-centered, goal-directed nursing care in alignment with departmental policies, regulatory standards, and the scope outlined by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Collaborating within interdisciplinary teams, the Staff Nurse engages in quality improvement and education.Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Assesses and diagnoses individual served, family and significant other needs in order to provide quality care to assigned individual served.
  • Performs admission assessment in accordance with specific unit standards.
  • Incorporates specific assessment of bio/psycho/social/sexual/spiritual status at the time of admission and throughout care; compares and contrasts to age norms as one indicator of health, actual or potential deviations from health, and individualized need for nursing intervention.
  • Assesses and reassesses as appropriate for risk factors including but not limited to: risks of suicide, self injurious behavior, imminent aggression and fall risks.
  • Assesses for signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect. iv. Assesses immunization status as appropriate and signs/symptoms of illnesses common to the population.
  • Demonstrates awareness of medication and dosage considerations specific to individual physiology including height/weight, growth and metabolism, reproductive maturity and related behaviors.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 01D
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 36.500
Annual Mid Range Salary 44.745
Annual Maximum Salary 52.990
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description HPAE 5089
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses
  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Possesses the following skills: the ability to provide psychiatric nursing, ability to relate to clients, ability to use the nursing process, effective communication skills, ability to problem solve, ability to direct non-professional staff and the ability to request help as needed.
  • Demonstrate strong clinical nursing specialty, excellent communication skills, must be PC literate with proficiency in word processing.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
  • Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently.
  • The ability to focus on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions.
  • Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field.
  • The employee spends much time driving, walking, standing, bending, and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the region.
  • Use of own vehicle for community outreach.
  • Transport of individuals served in state vehicles.
  • The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.


WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  • The work environment is predominantly in the community in individuals' homes, shelters, soup kitchens and places where individuals congregate (i.e. forests, train stations, under bridges etc.).
  • Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required.
  • Subject to unpredictable situations, crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric.
  • Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors.
  • Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.
Special Conditions
Posting Details

Posting Number 24ST1751
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Piscataway (RBHS)
City Camden
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, p regnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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