Skip to main content

Nurse Practitioner Inpatient Care Jobs in Perth Amboy at Hackensack Meridian Health

Search Jobs

Search
Jobs

Nurse Practitioner Inpatient Care

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER- PERTH AMBOY Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Apply
  • Requisition # 2024-158619
  • ShiftDay
  • StatusFull Time with Benefits

Overview

Delivers primary health care based on individual credentialing. Works with private physicians to enhance throughput and decrease length of stay, perform patient teaching to decrease readmissions, and perform continuity of care phone calls with skilled nursing facilities. The NP works closely with floor nurses, social workers, case managers and physician advisors as part of the patient care team.
The Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner shall function as a practitioner, educator, and leader. The APN shall manage common deviations from wellness and stabilize long term illness.
This is a Fulltime Nurse Practitioner for inpatient care at Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Campus.

The ideal candidate would have experience in the management of hospitalized inpatients.

Weekdays to start - and orientation at both hospital campuses with the team of Nurse Practitioners.
Work schedule is cross coverage at both campuses, rotating weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 hour, 4 day work schedule  
The Advanced Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner shall function as a practitioner, educator, and leader. The APN shall manage common deviations from wellness and stabilize long term illness.
Preference for a NP with 2-4 years experience in acute care

Responsibilities

1. Provision of health care across the health care continuum for the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and the early detection and management of episodic symptoms of acute and chronic health problems. 2. Elicits a complete medical history and documents appropriately in the progress notes. 3. Conducts an appropriate physical exam and documents appropriately in the progress notes. 4. Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures (As permitted from credential committee). 5. Orders and interprets diagnostic testing as indicated by the patient's health care needs. 6. Devises and implements a patient management plan in direct consultation with a physician. 7. Orders pharmacologic agents in direct consultation with physicians (as detailed by credentials and privileges). 8. Provides competent assessment, treatment and/or care to patients appropriate for the individualized and developmental needs for the ages of those patients served. 9. Participates as an active member of the multidisciplinary team cooperating in the planning and development of patient care needs and program needs. 10. Serves as an active member on Medical Center Committees as appointed or assigned. 11. Attends monthly department and division meetings. 12. Participates in the daily multidisciplinary patient care team meetings and weekly long stay rounds. 13. Performs duties requiring a licensed independent provider in through put, length of stay reduction, readmissions reduction, and patient experience improvement. 14. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. 15. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 1. Masters Degree in Nursing. 2. Advanced Practice Nurse National Certification; 3. Unrestricted license to practice in New Jersey. Eligible for credentialing and Appointment to Medical Associate Staff. 4. Minimum of 3 to 5 Years Acute care experience. 5. One year experience as Nurse Practitioner. 6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 7. Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Licenses and Certifications Required: 1. NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License. 2. Advanced Practice Nurse Cetification (w/ Master's Degree).

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.

Our Network

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

Apply

Awards We’ve Received

2023

US News & World Report 2023

- HUMC - #1 Hospital in NJ & #5 in NY Metro Area

2023

US News & World Report 2023

- Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital - #1 Children’s Hospital in NJ

2023

US News & World Report 2023

- JSUMC - #6 Hospital in NJ

2022
2023

2023 & 2022 Magnet Designations

for 9 HMH Institutions

2022

Newsweek 2022 Best Hospitals USA

- HUMC - #57

2022

Newsweek 2022 America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers

Blake Recovery Center at Carrier Clinic - #2

2023

Diversity Inc. 2023

Top Hospital and Health Systems

2022

Becker’s Hospital Review 2022

- Top Places to Work in Healthcare

WE KEEP GETTING BETTER

At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives – and we help one another succeed. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how our team members support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we’re ready to transform health care and advance our mission to serve as a leader of positive change.

STAY CONNECTED

From roles that are right for you to new opportunities, join our talent community and stay up to date with job openings and more.