Assistant Director of Nursing, Nursing Administration

at  RWJBarnabas Health

RWJBH IS SEEKING A DYNAMIC, ENERGETIC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING OPERATIONS POSITION AT THE NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS.

RWJ University Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of the RWJ Barnabas health system, and is one of three Level 1 trauma centers in the state of NJ. This academic medical center is renowned for outstanding clinical quality. We are committed to being the best place to receive and deliver care! RWJ University Hospital has received the Magnet designation 6 times, reinforcing the culture of nursing excellence within the hospital.
Our nursing leaders are highly valued, as they oversee our extraordinary nursing and ancillary staff caring for all patient populations, including trauma, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology. The ideal leader for this role demonstrates nursing expertise, flexibility, resilience, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and teamwork.

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Day Shift
• FT, 40 hours/week

• Facilitates the safe and effective functioning of the unit as demonstrated by
• Interviewing and hiring unlicensed personnel
• Interviewing and hiring licensed personnel in collaboration with Nursing Director
• Facilitates the orientation process for new employees as demonstrated by
• Making assignments that maintain preceptor-orientee relationship.
• Working the preceptor-orientee to solve any problems
• Ensuring that orientees complete the unit-based orientation within an appropriate individualized time frame
• Contributes to the professional growth and development of staff by
• Continuously assessing patient care to evaluate staff knowledge and patterns of performance
• Counseling staff on identified areas for improvement
• Evaluating the staff performance as demonstrated by the completion of the performance evaluation in a timely manner
• Counseling and implementing appropriate disciplinary action
• Planning/coordinating unit based education programs as identified by unit needs
• Considers staff participation in safety/quality initiatives when completing employee performance appraisals