Registered Nurse (RN) Director Patient Care Pediatrics FT

Job Title: Director Patient Care

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name: Pediatrics Unit

Req #: 0000251366

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $159,279.55 - $215,027.39 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

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.

Job Overview:

The Director of Patient Care is responsible for assisting the Patient Care Service Executive Council in defining, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the philosophy and objectives for their designated areas to ensure the optimal delivery of care and services to all patients in an environment that promotes professional development and continues to assure financial viability. The primary goal is the delivery of competent, efficient and cost-effective care.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited NLN School of Nursing
• BSN degree
• Minimum (4)  four years Nursing Leadership experience
• Minimum (3) three years Pediatric experience in an acute care setting

Preferred:

Master’s Degree

Certifications and Licenses:

Current and active NJ RN licensure required

BLS Certification

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full-Time 37.5 hours per week
• Exempt (salaried) position (weekends and on-call required)
• Honor system
• Days

Essential Functions:

Leadership:

• Facilitates interdisciplinary communication/collaboration with all members of health care team/ patient/family by: participating with unit level staff, medical staff, department managers to promote coordination of services
• Collaborating with Education Specialist / APN to meet educational needs of the unit staff
• Acting as a liaison between family, patient, physician and staff
• Plans and promotes for leadership succession
• Balances professional and personal pursuits
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient relation activities, including hourly rounding.

Standards and Regulatory Readiness

Ensures excellence in clinical nursing practice and delivery of safe patient care by:

• Monitoring the implementation of the plan of care with clinical outcomes
• Maintains adherence to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center policies and procedures
• Maintaining regulatory readiness; utilizing performance improvement process to improve the quality of patient care; participating in Nursing policy formulation and decision making.

Support of Healthcare Environment

• Ensures effective, appropriate utilization of human, fiscal, and material resources by: assuring appropriate utilization of staff based on staff competencies, job responsibilities, and patient needs
• Develops monthly time schedule, allocating resources efficiently, provide balanced staff distribution on duty for all shifts throughout the year with input of schedule into Ansos per reset schedule
• Monitoring of unit’s budget and controlling variances
• Monitoring LOS with open communication with all the health care disciplines.

Support of Professional Practice

• Enhancing the clinical environment for retention of qualified staff
• Recruits and Selects personnel for hire
• Ensures appropriate orientation, training and continuing education for personnel
• Evaluates, and counsels/disciplines staff on their job performance
• Completes performance evaluations in required time frame
• Demonstrates principles of self care and supports members of the health care team in self care practices
• Aligns organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards .

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing.  These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Let’s shape the future of healthcare, together. Our competitive base rates offered will be dependent upon your relevant experience, education and skills. In addition to base salary, we offer excellent benefits, creating a competitive total rewards package to include health and welfare benefits, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee assistance programs, and many opportunities for professional and personal growth.

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team.  We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time.  As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health. 

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact on local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer