Nurse Manager Assistant - NICU - F/T Days

About the role

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a professional, registered nurse who is a skilled communicator, collaborator and authentic leader.
• Supports the organization in the execution of the nursing strategic plan and priorities.
• Actively participates in unit and hospital decision-making and provides meaningful recognition to others.
• Provides operational and administrative support to Nurse leadership.
• Coordinates staffing, supports throughput, quality and safety outcomes, staff competency, hiring, clinical and staff corrective actions, unit efficiency, quality care and other departmental activities to support the mission, vision and values of Hackensack Meridian Health.
• In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, assesses, plans, implements, monitors and evaluates nursing practice and the nursing care delivery system with direct supervision of front-line staff.
• Interprets, supports, and communicates policies, standards and procedures.
• Serves as a role model for staff in all aspects of nursing (i.e. professionalism, quality care).
• Assists in identifying cost containment measures by identifying alternative measures of product utilization within the department.
• Serves on-call based on unit requirements.
• Assumes special projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

• Current and valid New Jersey Nursing license is required.
• A minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS/CPR certification required.
• NRP certification required.
• Pediatric IV therapy and bereavement certifications preferred.
• Minimum 3 years recent nursing experience in respective specialty or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of NICU nursing experience.
• Charge nurse experience preferred.
• Prior Assistant Manager or Supervisor experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and motivational skills.
• Critical thinking, program development, and project management skills.
• Skilled in group facilitation and/or team building is a must.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing needs.
• A strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our team members, patients and their caregivers.
• An exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

Pay

Minimum rate of $113,817.60 Annually. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.