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:

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing with current licensure in the State of New Jersey as required by law.  You must be enrolled within six months of hire or rehire in a CCNE or NLNAC accredited BSN or MSN program (or foreign equivalent) with a graduation date that falls on or before the employee’s third employment anniversary date into a nursing position. * BSN or MSN graduates preferred. *Grandfathered Exemption of Educational Requirement: Hired on or before June 1, 2013 - IMC Hired on or before August 4, 2015 – IMCW 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. Physical Requirements: 
N: Never       O: Occasionally (<20%)       F: Frequently (20%-80%)       C: Constantly (>80%)           Lifting <20lbs F Standing F Sitting F Lifting 20-50lbs F Climbing O Kneeling O Lifting>50lbs O Crouching O Reaching F Carrying F Hearing C Walking F Pushing F Talking C Vision C             Environmental Conditions:           Noise F Varied Temperatures O Cleaning Agents O Noxious odors O Patient Exposure C Operative Equipment F