Registered Nurse / Nursing Care Coordinator

WHY VITALIEF?
Vitalief is emerging as an innovative Healthcare consulting company, focused on empowering Research and transforming Clinical Trials.  As a result, we are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Staff Nurse (RN) to join our exceptional team (as full-time, fully benefited Vitalief employee) to support our mission and our clients’ mission to impact and save lives.  Reasons to work for Vitalief:

• You can actively contribute to our clients’ mission of advancing scientific discoveries that have the potential to change patients' lives for the better.
• Our PEOPLE FIRST culture prioritizes personal and professional growth for all Vitalief employees.
• We give everyone a seat at the table – we encourage innovation.
• Life/work balance that includes 20 PTO (Paid Time Off) days plus 9 paid Holidays annually.
• Other benefits include Company paid life insurance and short / long term disability coverage; 401K retirement program; Robust healthcare plans to choose from.

Salary Range :  Market competitive - based on experience level. Work Location:  100% on site in Newark, NJ.  Work hours are either Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm, or at times there could be 4 day 10-hour work weeks.  No weekend work! Responsibilities:

• Working in our client’s Tuberculosis Institute, reporting to a Nurse Manager, in accordance with professional nursing standards, skillfully administers total patient care based on the individual needs of persons with tuberculosis and their families.
• Assesses the health status of assigned patients as outlined in the nursing standards.
• Plans, implements and evaluates individualized care based on patient assessment and medical plan of care. This includes pre and post counselling.
• Provides direct patient care or direction and supervision to other health team members to ensure proper implementation of plan of care.
• Teaches patient/significant others about health/illnesses state and plan of care.
• Ensures all procedures are performed based on established standards; demonstrates competency in performing all procedures within scope of practice.
• Documents all aspects of patient care.
• Is knowledgeable of and initiates emergency procedures.
• Administers medications and parenteral therapies in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient safety, comfort and cleanliness.
• Develops and maintains good human relations skills consistent with the principles of the program with employees, patients, medical staff, and visitors in accordance with performance of duties.
• Reports all necessary information and/or unusual occurrences in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Current valid New Jersey Nursing license and 2 years of clinical nursing experience is required.
• Phlebotomy and Epic experience preferred.
• Background in working with pediatric patients and individuals with tuberculosis is a plus (not required).
• Knowledge of prescribing medication; advising medication management, treating people with addiction with evidence-based treatment.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills - able to translate medical and Neurobiology into layman’s terms.  Ability to engage and educate healthcare professionals effectively.
• Must be a team player.  The current team is multi-disciplinary. 
• Very comfortable and confident (but not combative) interacting with the team in the clinic, including peer navigators and nurse clinicians. 
• Proficiency in data analysis and report generation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 1/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time. Ability to lift and move patients with/without reasonable accommodations. IMPORTANT NOTE: Vitalief partners with clients such as major medical centers and academic institutions that requires all on-site resources such as prospective Vitalief consultants to be inoculated annually for Influenza and successfully pass a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.  #LI-DNI