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CarePoint Health is one of New Jersey’s leading health care systems comprised of three long-standing and highly-regarded hospitals – Christ Hospital in Jersey City, Hoboken University Medical Center and Bayonne Medical Center. CarePoint united three area hospitals to provide 360-degree-coordinated care by integrating the medical facilities and physician networks associated with these institutions. With over 4,500 employees, CarePoint is the largest private employer in Hudson County, New Jersey and each year provides care to over 300,000 individuals.
CarePoint prides itself on its patient-focused approach to care delivery, with an emphasis on preventative medicine, health education, and disease management. Leveraging its vast network of physicians and healthcare experts, CarePoint is quickly becoming recognized as a leader in the broader healthcare landscape as it pioneers creative solutions to address urgent population health needs.
What You'll Be Doing:- Uses the Nursing Process to plan, implement, direct, and evaluate patient care to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Works collaboratively with all other disciplines on assigned unit.
- Consults, examines, selects and manages patients who could benefit from wound care and HBO therapy.
- Keeps a complete and accurate record pertaining to the indications, rationale and progress of the patient treatments utilizing both hospital forms and company software.
- Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care and modifies, as appropriate.
- Maintains communication with referring providers - physicians, podiatrists, nursing home, homecare agencies, etc.
- Conducts appropriate patient discharge, follow up and onward referrals. Assists with the adherence of patient care protocols for both Wound Care and Hyperbaric treatments.
- Ensures compliance to all hospital policies and procedures relating to orientations, evaluations, safety program and infection control.
- Demonstrate competency in core & unit-specific clinical skills. Directly assists in the management of patients with altered skin integrity (pressure necrosis, wounds, fistulas, etc); including, but not limited to nurse visits, application of wound vacs and performing MIST Therapy.
- Function as role model/preceptor for orientees, as assigned; cooperate in providing experiences for affiliating students.]
- HIPAA Compliance – complies with all of the Privacy and Confidentiality Policy and Procedures outlined in the “Privacy, Security and Confidentiality Agreement
- Process and utilize all computerized patient care functions, e.g. ADT, diagnostic test results, etc.
- Adheres to all Patient Safety Initiatives and Infection Control Procedures as outlined in the hospitals safety manual. Appropriate use of Hospital resources - supplies and equipment.
- Provide hyperbaric chamber operations and maintenance as required.
- Consistently acknowledges the patient, introduces self to the patient, informs the patient of the expected duration of today’s contact, provides an explanation of the service to be provided and how to bring forward any concerns and final, thanks the patient for their patronage.
Per Diem, Day shift
- Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing
- New Jersey Registered Nurse License
- BLS
- One year of acute care experience
- Competitive pay
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with Company match
- Generous paid time off
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Advancement and career development opportunities
CarePoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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