"Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)"

Position Summary

Rutgers is interviewing for this position during our hiring event on Tuesday, September 23, and we will be extending offers immediately following successful interviews! To schedule an interview, please apply to this posting and contact Tracie Ciancio at 732-235-5081 or ciancitl@ubhc.rutgers.edu. Our hiring event will be held at 57 US Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Walk-ins are welcome from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) for the Acute Services Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Advanced Practice Nurse position is to serve as an expert in the advanced nursing care. The APN functions collaboratively with physician of protocol for prescriptive practice and works collaboratively within the treatment team to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and assessment services. The APN demonstrates competency according to the American Nurses Association Advanced Practice Standards and credentialing body.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Demonstrates a commitment to maintain the standard of clinical practice adapted by the American Nurses Association and ensures that nursing care meets the standards of practice for specialty credentialing certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Engages in collaborative practice with the physician of protocol for prescriptive practice.
• Takes initial history, prepares psychosocial evaluation and treatment plans, including management of risk.
• Assesses and monitors physical health needs of individuals served.
• Identifies risk factors and implements appropriate prevention and intervention.
• Provides psychotherapeutic intervention and health teaching to individuals served.
• Provides medication intervention services.
• Assists in the development of protocols for specific psychiatric patient population.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and utilizes appropriate community resources.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• At least two (2) years of nursing experience required preferably as an Advanced Practice Nurse.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires standing to 2/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting under 1/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel to 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, under 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl under 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.