Observation Nurse Manager

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000167815
Category: Nursing Manager
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Clara Maass Medical Center
Department: Emergency Room

JOB OVERVIEW:

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a highly dedicated Observation Nurse Manager for our Emergency Department at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ. With over 700 physicians and 2,100 employees, we offer advanced treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions. In 2017, the Medical Center completed a state-of-the-art campus expansion featuring a new four-story 87,000 square foot building with a private, 32 bed Intensive Care Unit, new Main Entrance and Lobby, Retail Pharmacy, Patient Registration Area and newly expanded Emergency Department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• The Nurse Manager provides nursing care oversight in the health care system within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory standards and assures awareness of ethical standards of practice as defined by the ANA code of ethics.
• The Nurse Manager assures safety in practice and is inclusive of the principles of evidence-based practice by maintaining a realization of own individual level of knowledge and experience and assumes responsibility for advancing knowledge of self and others of the patient care team by communication with and utilizing resource persons and programs available.
• The Nurse Manager is responsible for preventing and reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e. damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors.
• The Nurse Manager is responsible for knowledge of the patient population served.
• The Nurse Manager is responsible for supervising and directing the delegation of tasks to appropriate team members and collaborates with other patient care providers.
• The Nurse Manager is responsible for consistently setting and evaluating priorities through appropriate interventions with measurable outcomes toward improvement.
• The Nurse Manager is an individual practitioner and the interdisciplinary team manager, utilizes the nursing process to integrate all aspects of the provision of care and individualizes the plan of care to address a specific patient s needs.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!