Overview
CentraState Healthcare System, in partnership with Atlantic Health, is a fully accredited, not-for-profit, community-based health system dedicated to providing comprehensive health services in central New Jersey. Located in Freehold, CentraState includes a 284-bed acute-care hospital, a dynamic health and wellness campus, two award-winning senior living communities, a charitable foundation, and convenient satellite health pavilions. These pavilions offer primary care, specialty physician practices, and access to outpatient services such as lab work and physical therapy. CentraState is proud to be among the less than two percent of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® designation for nursing excellence five times. Additionally, it has been recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company by Great Place to Work® for four consecutive years.
Medical/Surgical (ACE) 3-North: Joining this thirty-six-bed unit can be a very rewarding step to initially pursue, or to further expand on your already established career in med/surg nursing. With a patient population encompassing mostly medical patients, with roughly 65-70% of the patients being geriatric, the educational and professional opportunities abound. Caring for the elderly population has the potential to bring both personal and professional satisfaction and growth, as this subset of patients have a lot to offer from every facet of nursing. Increase your skillset and your efficiency conducting procedures, while gaining patience and gratitude for this fulfilling patient population.
CentraState Medical Center is currently seeking a Nurse Manager to lead the Medical/Surgical (ACE) 3-North unit. Reporting to the Director of Nursing, the Nurse Manager holds 24-hour responsibility for overseeing all aspects of unit operations. This includes translating organizational goals into effective care strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing practice. The role also involves guiding a collaborative team that includes Clinical Leaders, RNs, LPNs, PCTs, NAs, Unit Secretaries, and the Office Assistant, all working in alignment with standards set by CentraState, the NJ Nurse Practice Act, ANA, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies.
Responsibilities
- Provides considerate respectful care focused upon the patients' individual needs.
- Affirms the patient's right to make decisions regarding his/her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law.
- Demonstrates the ability to obtain information and interpret information in terms of the needs of the age of the patients cared for. Demonstrates an understanding of the range of care needed based on the age of the patients cared for. Successfully completes life-span education as appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge of growth, development and/or adult health throughout the life span as appropriate to the job performed.
- Establishes and implements standards of care based on evidenced-based nursing practice and evaluates patient care through the application of the nursing process and compares the delivery of the care to the established standard(s).
- Plans and facilitates unit based education to maintain and enhance the clinical competency of the nursing staff.
- Assesses the need to develop and implement a professional growth plan for each staff member by enforcing attendance at appropriate in-service training sessions, encouraging staff to attend outside seminars and assigning duties to maximize development. Collaborates with nurse managers when necessary.
- Collaborates with nurse managers when necessary.
- Provides program planning and evaluation of services, volume, maximizes resource utilization, quality, and satisfaction.
- Identifies external and internal customer needs and expectations.
- Creates and executes a plan to achieve desired results for patient experience
- Consistently achieves desired customer satisfaction scores in the department (Press Ganey, internal department satisfaction surveys, HCAHPS).
- Achieves desired results for all unit specific core measure indicators. Develops and implements performance improvement plan.
- Achieves the VBP/CMS benchmarks for CAUTI.
- Achieves the VBP/CMS benchmarks for CLABSI.
- Achieves the VBP/CMS benchmarks for C-diff.
- Achieves the VBP/CMS benchmarks for MRSA.
- Achieves HAPI strategic planning goal.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
- Master's Degree in Nursing required within three years of accepting position.
- 2+ years of acute care nursing experience with geriatric patient population required.
- 3+ years of acute care RN supervisory experience with geriatric patient population required
- NJ RN License required.
- BLS Certification required.
- ACLS required.
- NIHSS required.
- Certification or post-master’s certificate must be obtained within two years of hire.
- Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team.
About Us
CentraState Healthcare System, in partnership with Atlantic Health System, is a fully accredited, not-for-profit, community-based health system dedicated to providing comprehensive health services in central New Jersey. Beyond offering a wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment options, CentraState is committed to being a valuable health partner, focusing on disease prevention, promoting healthy behaviors, and helping individuals of all ages live well.
Located in Freehold, CentraState includes a 284-bed acute-care hospital, a dynamic health and wellness campus, two award-winning senior living communities, a charitable foundation, and convenient satellite health pavilions. These pavilions offer primary care, specialty physician practices, and access to outpatient services such as lab work and physical therapy.
CentraState is proud to be among the less than two percent of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® designation for nursing excellence five times. Additionally, it has been recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company by Great Place to Work® for four consecutive years.
Joining CentraState means becoming part of a pioneering healthcare facility committed to high-quality, patient-focused care. We invite you to make a difference in our community and advance your career with us. We support our employees with work/life balance initiatives, tuition assistance, career advancement opportunities, and more.
Discover why our employees love their jobs and being part of the CentraState family!
CentraState Health System offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members.
What We Offer:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (30 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
- 401(a) Retirement Plan with employer contribution
- PTO
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Coverage, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
- Growth Opportunity and Workforce Development Initiatives
- Continuing Education / Onsite Training
- A warm, welcoming company culture based upon mutual respect and a collaborative goal of providing excellent patient care
- Concierge Services with Work & Family Benefits
- Magnet recognized healthcare facility
Compensation Range: $136,500.00 - $232,050.00 annually
The compensation above reflects the established range from CentraState Healthcare System (CSHS) for this position at the time the job was posted. CSHS considers many factors to determine compensation, including education, experience, skills, licenses, certification, and training. As such, team member compensation may fall outside this range.
Additionally, the compensation range reflects base salary and does not include extra shift rates or incentives tied to quality, productivity, etc., as applicable.
The benefits outlined also reflect CSHS’ policy at the time of posting. Benefits as are made available to other similarly situated team members of CSHS, although participation is at all times in accordance with and subject to the eligibility and other provisions of such plans and programs. CSHS may modify its benefits plans or programs at any time.
CSHS is proud to comply with all pay equity and pay transparency laws.