Registered Nurse (RN) - Mental Health - FULL TIME DAYS 645AM-715PM Bridgeton

MAJOR FUNCTION:

Provides nursing services to patients requiring care. Ability to assess the physical, psychosocial, and learning needs of patients.  Develops, implements, and evaluates a plan of care based on those assessments. Capable of delegating appropriate tasks and supervising ancillary staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience:

• 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. *  BSN or MSN graduates preferred
• *Grandfathered Exemption of Educational Requirement: 
• Hired on or before May 31, 2013 -- IMC
• Hired on or before August 4, 2015 – IMCW
• Hired on or before May 31, 2023 – IMCM
• Previous experience in psychiatry.
• Minimum of one year medical-surgical nursing preferable, but not essential.

Certification/Licensure:    

• Current registration with New Jersey Board of Nursing. 
• Welle certification required (will train). 
• BLS required.
• National Certification preferred. 
• American Heart Association CPR required.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrates clinical knowledge, nursing competence, basic leadership skills and decision-making ability.