Job Description Requisition # 2026-176199
Shift: Day Status: Per Diem
Overview Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. This position directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination. This position effectively coordinates patient care/unit activities among nursing peers, physicians and support services.
Responsibilities A Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health involves the delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse includes:
• Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation • Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patients health or the situation. • Planning: Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes. • Implementation: Implements the plan of care, providing ongoing communication with patient / family, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patients status, rendered care and treatment plans. • Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Medication Administration • Utilizes the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
• Multi-disciplinary Discharging of Patients • Ensures safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Critical Thinking and Ethical Issues • Utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes. • Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
• Competencies and Certifications • Must acquire and maintain competencies, certifications and continuing education in order to meet any facility accreditation or individual licensing requirements. • Adheres to American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Physical Demands • Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Other Duties and/or Projects • Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required • BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required • BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire • Must have one (1) or more years of nursing experience
Requirements
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs • Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers • Exceptional focus on teamwork • Dedication to ongoing education • Ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Compensation Minimum rate of $45.73 Hourly
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer.
Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:
• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. • Experience: Years of relevant work experience. • Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. • Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. • Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. • Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. • Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.
Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.
In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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