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About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children’s hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state. 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 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 health care and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Collaborative
• Courageous
• Compassionate
• Creative
• Connected

• Requisition #:
• Shift: Day
• Status:
  Full Time with Benefits

• Manages the facility’s mandatory in‑services, including:
  • Plans, organizes, and directs in‑service meetings ensuring staff participation to promote professional growth for all nursing staff.
  • Maintains and updates in‑service content to reflect current evidence‑based practices.
  • Assists in the evaluation of staff competency.
  • Develops, implements, and maintains an effective orientation program that acquaints new employees with facility policies, procedures, and duties.
  • Monitors staff performance to ensure compliance with established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies.
  • Maintains accurate compliance records and in‑service hours of staff participation.
• Counsels employees, provides support, and fosters professional growth by assessing individual and collective learning needs and providing appropriate education.
• Assists supervisors and charge nurses as necessary; acts as a resource person and role model for clinical staff.
• Educates staff regarding safety procedures for documenting reports and all accompanying paperwork; assists in the investigation of safety reports.
• Participates in interviewing and hiring processes for staff.
• Determines solutions to problems, implements infection control measures, and follows up to prevent further issues.
• Provides education on infection control measures to all levels of employees and medical staff.
• Communicates with Infection Control Director, Director of Nursing (DON), Senior VP Clinical Services, and Infection Control Medical Director to seek approval and advice when warranted.
• Tailors educational approaches to specific audiences to maximize attentiveness and participation.
• Meets regularly with the Director of Nursing to discuss plans and priorities for infection control activities.
• Assists in presenting infection control reports (e.g., MRSA, VRE,
  
  C. difficile) and evaluates related data for surveillance and trend identification.
• Assesses patient care delivery throughout the facility and determines compliance with infection control policies and procedures as outlined in the infection control plan.
• Serves as a consultant to nursing and other departments on the care of patients at risk or susceptible to infection.
• Ensures nursing staff are familiar with state, federal, and local laws and regulations.
• Observes regulatory compliance, including mandatory reporting regulations; maintains and updates policies and procedures accordingly.
• Participates in facility surveys and inspections.
• Reports communicable and unusual diseases of epidemiological significance to appropriate local or state health departments.
• Assists in reviewing environmental aspects of infection control in accordance with New Jersey State Department of Health Standards.

• BSN or currently enrolled in a BSN program
• Minimum of 5 years recent clinical experience
• CPA or CFA educational credential
• New Jersey State Professional Registered Nurse license
• Certificate for OASIS Specialist – Clinical (preferred)

Starting at $90,750.40 annually. The posted rate of pay 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.

• Workplace excellence
• Collaborative work environment
• Work‑life balance
• Compassionate nursing culture
• Mentoring programs
• Substantial tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, or any other protected class.