Assistant Director of Nursing - ER Services Bayonne at RWJBarnabas Health – Jersey CIty, New Jersey

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Jersey City Medical Center, sees over 67,000 visits each year.

Jersey City Medical Center's Emergency Departments are known for high-quality provider care, unparalleled nursing care (Jersey City Medical Center ED nurses just received the prestigious Magnet Recognition-the highest recognition of nursing excellence) and for being both Geriatric and Pediatric-friendly.

The Jersey City Hospital Campus features a specialized Pediatric Emergency Department, which is staffed by highly-trained pediatric emergency physicians and specialized pediatric ED nurses.

As the regional Level II Trauma Center, Jersey City Medical Center is known for providing state-of-the-art care to the communities it serves both in New Jersey and in New York.

For less emergent ailments such as sore throats, sprains and scrapes we provide a “Fast Track” section of the Emergency Department from 10 AM to 10 PM in order to expedite your care.

Summary of Job Function

Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and controls the clinical and administrative activities of the Emergency Department in accordance with the Nursing Department s Strategic Plan; federal, state regulations and DNV standards,

Represents hospital administration and as such serves as the delegated agent of the hospital administrative team and is invested with the authority of the same on the assigned shift,

Reports to the Emergency Room Nursing Administrative Director,

Responsible to coordinate and evaluate quality and clinical practice activities in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act, DNV and NJDOH licensing standards,

Ensure that the Emergency Department is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations,

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

Education:

Preferred: Master s Degree in Nursing and a national board certification

Required: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and obtain a national board certification within one year of hire date,

Experience:

Three years of Emergency Room Nursing experience required,

Two years management experience or demonstrated ability in effective communication, problem solving, performance motivation and leadership required,

Certification/Licensure:

Current New Jersey Registered Nurse license in good standing