Job Description

Registered Nurse

Responsible for working with other healthcare professionals to help treat patients with various injuries, illnesses or disabilities. Monitors patients, administers medications, keep records, consult healthcare providers, educates patients and more. Assess patient knowledge and provides education in group and individual settings for patients with Type 1, Type 2, Gestational Diabetes, and Pre-Diabetes. Provides education tailored to special learning needs. Coordinates patient care and adjustments in care plans in coordination with clinicians.

Principal Accountabilities: (including but not limited to)

• Coordinates individualized patient and support system assessment, education, planning and implementation of care goals.
• Collaborates with the referring clinicians and interdisciplinary team to work toward optimal patient education outcomes and glycemic control.
• Maintains professional education standards required to be a CDCES in an ADA approved Diabetes Self- Management Education program.
• Engages in research and quality improvement activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Schedule:

• Per diem, Evenings
• Monday - Friday (2 shifts per month)
• Schedule may vary based on department needs

Qualifications

Required:

• RN education must be obtained from an accredited institution

• BLS required

• Certification as a CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist) requested within 2 years of start date
• Prior RN roles in acute care or ambulatory diabetes
• Minimum of 1-3 years RN experience

Preferred:

• Epic experience preferred
• BSN preferred

About Us

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

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