Office Practice Nurse,Valerie Center,Ft,Days

Organize and administers individualized age specific professional patient care to hematology/oncology patients in an outpatient setting of the hospital in support of medical care. Provides nursing care as directed by medical staff and in accordance with the objective, policies and procedures of the hospital and the State Nurse Practice Act. Maintains the standards of nursing care as established. Participates in patient teaching and discharge planning. Participates in unit Performance Improvement evaluation activities. Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each patient’s age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preferred Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or currently matriculating. Current New Jersey RN licensure required. BLS certification required, or completion of requirements for BLS certification within 90 days of hire to the unit. Must be IV certified from an approved facility or completion of requirements for IV certification 6 months of hire to unit.
Founded in 1865, Saint Barnabas Medical Center is New Jersey's oldest and largest nonprofit, nonsectarian hospital, and among the busiest facilities in New Jersey.
The 645-bed institution cares for over 40,000 inpatients and nearly 60,000 Emergency Department patients each year. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology delivers 7,000 babies annually, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. In addition, the Medical Center and the Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center provide treatment and services for over 300,000 outpatients annually.
The Medical Staff is comprised of more than 1,500 physicians in 68 medical and surgical specialties and there are over 4,000 employees. As a teaching institution, Saint Barnabas trains 141 residents and fellows each year through 10 approved residency programs.
Among Saint Barnabas' nationally recognized facilities are The Burn Center, the only certified burn treatment facility in the state; the Saint Barnabas Health Care System Renal Transplant Center, which performs more transplants than any other facility in New Jersey, New York, Boston or Philadelphia; The HEART HOSPITAL of New Jersey, a world-class cardiac surgery program in affiliation with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; and the Regional Perinatal Center, providing care for high-risk and critically ill infants in New Jersey's leading 50-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.