Assistant Director of Patient Care, Surgical Neuro ICU
for section headings, - for lists,
for prose.
I must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, scam warnings, application instructions. The posting includes "Equal Opportunity Employer" at the end - that's boilerplate, remove.
Also remove duplicate lines: the posting repeats some info (Req #, Status, Shift, Pay Range, Location) at the top and again later. I'll fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The user said: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So I can include a brief paragraph with location, shift, pay range maybe.
But the rules: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state Pay Range, Schedule, Benefits. So I should include those sections.
However, the Pay section: the posting gives a pay range and a pay transparency note. I'll include a Pay section with that info.
Schedule: "Full-Time Day Shift schedule, 40 hours per week, with on-call leadership coverage" - include Schedule section.
Benefits: list of benefits.
Now, the "This Role Might Be For You If" is a list of qualities - that could be a "Qualifications" or "Skills" section. I'll call it "Qualifications" or "Preferred Qualities". The user said use headings like "Qualifications, Skills". I'll use "Qualifications" for the required qualifications and maybe "Preferred Qualities" for the "This Role Might Be For You If". But the rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine into one "Qualifications" section with required and preferred.
But the required qualifications are under "To be considered for this Assistant Director of Patient Care opportunity:" and the preferred are under "This Role Might Be For You If". I'll create two sections: "Requirements" for the must-haves, and "Preferred Qualities" for the might-be-for-you-if.
Alternatively, the user example headings: "Requirements, Qualifications, Skills". I'll use "Requirements" for the mandatory, and "Qualifications" for the preferred? Actually "Qualifications" often includes both. I'll do "Requirements" and "Preferred Qualifications".
Let's structure:
- About the Role (prose)
- Responsibilities (list)
- Requirements (list)
- Preferred Qualifications (list)
- Pay (prose with range and transparency note)
- Schedule (prose)
- Benefits (list)
Now, the introductory paragraphs: "At RWJBarnabas Health, nursing leaders become part of a purpose-driven environment..." and "As an Assistant Director of Patient Care within the Surgical Neuro Intensive Care Unit..." and "Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community..." - these are prose about the role. I'll put under "About the Role".
The "typical day may include" is a list of duties - Responsibilities.
The "To be considered" is requirements.
The "This Role Might Be For You If" is a list of preferred qualities.
The "Benefits And Perks" is a list.
The "Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!" is more boilerplate about the organization - maybe include in About the Role or drop? The rule: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." But also "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". The "Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!" is marketing boilerplate, but it's about the organization. Might be considered substantive? The user said "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". This is not exactly those, but it's generic marketing. I'll include it in About the Role as a paragraph.
The "Equal Opportunity Employer" is EEO boilerplate - remove.
Now, the metadata at top: Req #, Category, Status, Shift, Facility, Department, Pay Range, Location, Job Title, Department Name, Req # again, Status, Shift, Pay Range, Pay Transparency. I'll fold into a short paragraph at the beginning maybe under "About the Role" or a separate "Position Details" but the user said not to create headings for minor metadata. I'll include a paragraph with key details: location, shift, pay range, schedule.
But the user said: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So I'll drop the Req # and Category, but keep location, shift, pay range, schedule type.
I'll create a short paragraph at the start of About the Role or before sections.
Now, write HTML.
Let's draft:
About the Role
At RWJBarnabas Health, nursing leaders become part of a purpose-driven environment where teamwork, belonging, and clinical excellence shape meaningful patient experiences. This Assistant Director of Patient Care role offers the opportunity to lead and develop nursing teams, advance quality and safety, and foster a professional practice environment where nurses are empowered to grow and succeed.
As an Assistant Director of Patient Care within the Surgical Neuro Intensive Care Unit at RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick, you will help advance patient care, support nursing excellence, and strengthen the experience of patients, families, and team members across our organization. Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community where nursing leaders are encouraged to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose.
Location: One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Full-Time Day Shift, 40 hours per week with on-call leadership coverage. Pay Range: $125,000.00 - $162,600.00 per year. The compensation offered will depend on factors including educational background, skills, and professional experience.
Responsibilities
- Providing visible clinical and operational leadership ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and consistent adherence to professional nursing standards
- Overseeing daily unit operations, including staffing, patient assignments, patient flow, admissions, transfers, discharges, and resource allocation based on patient acuity and operational needs
- Promoting patient safety and clinical excellence through oversight of nursing practice, early recognition of changes in patient condition, appropriate escalation of care, and adherence to established policies and clinical protocols
- Monitoring quality, safety, patient experience, and operational outcomes, identifying trends and leading performance improvement initiatives that support departmental and organizational goals
- Recruiting, developing, coaching, and supporting nursing team members while promoting accountability, engagement, retention, teamwork, and a positive professional practice environment
- Identifying staff learning and competency needs and supporting orientation, continuing education, specialty certification, shared governance, evidence-based practice, and professional development
- Collaborating with physicians, nursing leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care, strengthen communication, optimize patient throughput, and ensure safe transitions across the continuum of care
- Championing an exceptional patient and family experience through compassionate communication, education, advocacy, responsiveness, and effective service recovery
- Ensuring compliance with hospital policies, clinical documentation standards, infection prevention practices, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and established standards of nursing practice
- Managing staffing, supplies, equipment, and other resources responsibly while supporting efficiency, productivity, nursing excellence, and the strategic priorities of the department and organization
Requirements
- Active New Jersey Registered Nurse license in good standing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program
- Minimum of 3-4 years of critical care nursing experience with a strong foundation in acute care nursing and demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership in a fast-paced patient care environment
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Previous leadership experience
- Experience within a medical-surgical setting
- CCRN certification
- Comfort with electronic medical record systems such as Epic
Preferred Qualities
- Leading, coaching, and developing nursing teams is a meaningful part of how you define nursing leadership
- Clear, compassionate, and accountable communication shapes how you engage with staff, patients, families, physicians, and colleagues
- Strong clinical judgment guides your leadership decisions, even when patient needs and operational priorities change quickly
- Creating a culture of safety, teamwork, belonging, and shared accountability is important to you
- Quality improvement and evidence-based practice influence how you approach patient care and unit performance
- Supporting nurses in their professional growth and helping team members reach their full potential motivates you
- Comfortable using clinical and operational data to identify opportunities, solve problems, and improve outcomes
- Thriving in a fast-paced acute care environment where collaboration and effective leadership directly influence the patient and team member experience
- Leading with empathy, professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to nursing excellence
- Continuous learning, innovation, and advancing the professional practice of nursing are important to you
Pay
Annual salary range: $125,000.00 - $162,600.00. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.
Schedule
Full-Time Day Shift, 40 hours per week, with on-call leadership coverage to support the operational and clinical needs of the department.
Benefits
- 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 (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more
I should not include the "Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!" paragraph? It's marketing but maybe keep as part of About the Role. I'll add a paragraph after the first two paragraphs.
Also, the "Pay Transparency" note is included in Pay section.
Now, ensure no markdown code fences, just HTML fragment.
Check for any duplicate info: The pay range appears in metadata and in Pay section. That's fine.
The schedule appears in metadata
for prose. I must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, scam warnings, application instructions. The posting includes "Equal Opportunity Employer" at the end - that's boilerplate, remove. Also remove duplicate lines: the posting repeats some info (Req #, Status, Shift, Pay Range, Location) at the top and again later. I'll fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The user said: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So I can include a brief paragraph with location, shift, pay range maybe. But the rules: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state Pay Range, Schedule, Benefits. So I should include those sections. However, the Pay section: the posting gives a pay range and a pay transparency note. I'll include a Pay section with that info. Schedule: "Full-Time Day Shift schedule, 40 hours per week, with on-call leadership coverage" - include Schedule section. Benefits: list of benefits. Now, the "This Role Might Be For You If" is a list of qualities - that could be a "Qualifications" or "Skills" section. I'll call it "Qualifications" or "Preferred Qualities". The user said use headings like "Qualifications, Skills". I'll use "Qualifications" for the required qualifications and maybe "Preferred Qualities" for the "This Role Might Be For You If". But the rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine into one "Qualifications" section with required and preferred. But the required qualifications are under "To be considered for this Assistant Director of Patient Care opportunity:" and the preferred are under "This Role Might Be For You If". I'll create two sections: "Requirements" for the must-haves, and "Preferred Qualities" for the might-be-for-you-if. Alternatively, the user example headings: "Requirements, Qualifications, Skills". I'll use "Requirements" for the mandatory, and "Qualifications" for the preferred? Actually "Qualifications" often includes both. I'll do "Requirements" and "Preferred Qualifications". Let's structure: - About the Role (prose) - Responsibilities (list) - Requirements (list) - Preferred Qualifications (list) - Pay (prose with range and transparency note) - Schedule (prose) - Benefits (list) Now, the introductory paragraphs: "At RWJBarnabas Health, nursing leaders become part of a purpose-driven environment..." and "As an Assistant Director of Patient Care within the Surgical Neuro Intensive Care Unit..." and "Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community..." - these are prose about the role. I'll put under "About the Role". The "typical day may include" is a list of duties - Responsibilities. The "To be considered" is requirements. The "This Role Might Be For You If" is a list of preferred qualities. The "Benefits And Perks" is a list. The "Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!" is more boilerplate about the organization - maybe include in About the Role or drop? The rule: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." But also "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". The "Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!" is marketing boilerplate, but it's about the organization. Might be considered substantive? The user said "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". This is not exactly those, but it's generic marketing. I'll include it in About the Role as a paragraph. The "Equal Opportunity Employer" is EEO boilerplate - remove. Now, the metadata at top: Req #, Category, Status, Shift, Facility, Department, Pay Range, Location, Job Title, Department Name, Req # again, Status, Shift, Pay Range, Pay Transparency. I'll fold into a short paragraph at the beginning maybe under "About the Role" or a separate "Position Details" but the user said not to create headings for minor metadata. I'll include a paragraph with key details: location, shift, pay range, schedule. But the user said: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So I'll drop the Req # and Category, but keep location, shift, pay range, schedule type. I'll create a short paragraph at the start of About the Role or before sections. Now, write HTML. Let's draft:
About the Role
At RWJBarnabas Health, nursing leaders become part of a purpose-driven environment where teamwork, belonging, and clinical excellence shape meaningful patient experiences. This Assistant Director of Patient Care role offers the opportunity to lead and develop nursing teams, advance quality and safety, and foster a professional practice environment where nurses are empowered to grow and succeed.
As an Assistant Director of Patient Care within the Surgical Neuro Intensive Care Unit at RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick, you will help advance patient care, support nursing excellence, and strengthen the experience of patients, families, and team members across our organization. Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community where nursing leaders are encouraged to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose.
Location: One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Full-Time Day Shift, 40 hours per week with on-call leadership coverage. Pay Range: $125,000.00 - $162,600.00 per year. The compensation offered will depend on factors including educational background, skills, and professional experience.
Responsibilities
- Providing visible clinical and operational leadership ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and consistent adherence to professional nursing standards
- Overseeing daily unit operations, including staffing, patient assignments, patient flow, admissions, transfers, discharges, and resource allocation based on patient acuity and operational needs
- Promoting patient safety and clinical excellence through oversight of nursing practice, early recognition of changes in patient condition, appropriate escalation of care, and adherence to established policies and clinical protocols
- Monitoring quality, safety, patient experience, and operational outcomes, identifying trends and leading performance improvement initiatives that support departmental and organizational goals
- Recruiting, developing, coaching, and supporting nursing team members while promoting accountability, engagement, retention, teamwork, and a positive professional practice environment
- Identifying staff learning and competency needs and supporting orientation, continuing education, specialty certification, shared governance, evidence-based practice, and professional development
- Collaborating with physicians, nursing leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care, strengthen communication, optimize patient throughput, and ensure safe transitions across the continuum of care
- Championing an exceptional patient and family experience through compassionate communication, education, advocacy, responsiveness, and effective service recovery
- Ensuring compliance with hospital policies, clinical documentation standards, infection prevention practices, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and established standards of nursing practice
- Managing staffing, supplies, equipment, and other resources responsibly while supporting efficiency, productivity, nursing excellence, and the strategic priorities of the department and organization
Requirements
- Active New Jersey Registered Nurse license in good standing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program
- Minimum of 3-4 years of critical care nursing experience with a strong foundation in acute care nursing and demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership in a fast-paced patient care environment
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Previous leadership experience
- Experience within a medical-surgical setting
- CCRN certification
- Comfort with electronic medical record systems such as Epic
Preferred Qualities
- Leading, coaching, and developing nursing teams is a meaningful part of how you define nursing leadership
- Clear, compassionate, and accountable communication shapes how you engage with staff, patients, families, physicians, and colleagues
- Strong clinical judgment guides your leadership decisions, even when patient needs and operational priorities change quickly
- Creating a culture of safety, teamwork, belonging, and shared accountability is important to you
- Quality improvement and evidence-based practice influence how you approach patient care and unit performance
- Supporting nurses in their professional growth and helping team members reach their full potential motivates you
- Comfortable using clinical and operational data to identify opportunities, solve problems, and improve outcomes
- Thriving in a fast-paced acute care environment where collaboration and effective leadership directly influence the patient and team member experience
- Leading with empathy, professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to nursing excellence
- Continuous learning, innovation, and advancing the professional practice of nursing are important to you
Pay
Annual salary range: $125,000.00 - $162,600.00. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.
Schedule
Full-Time Day Shift, 40 hours per week, with on-call leadership coverage to support the operational and clinical needs of the department.
Benefits
- 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 (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more