ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RARITAN BAY - F/T DAYS

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; Perth Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as an Assistant Nurse Manager in Behavioral Health. This role involves leadership, operational support, and collaboration with nursing staff to enhance patient care. Ideal candidates will have a BSN and strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

work-life balance

mentoring programs

substantial tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License required.
• Minimum 3 years recent nursing experience in respective specialty.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staffing and support quality and safety outcomes.
• Participate in recruitment and retention strategies.
• Lead quality improvement projects.

Skills

Collaborative

Courageous

Compassionate

Creative

Connected

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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Assistant Nurse Manager - Behavioral Health - Raritan Bay - F/T Days

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER- PERTH AMBOY

• Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  
  

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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 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.

Hackensack Meridian Health is one of the most recognized health care networks in the country for nursing excellence with 7 Magnet designations. In joining our nursing team, you'll work with collaborative colleagues, who are pushing each other - and patient care - to keep getting better.

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Job Description

• Requisition # 2025-164439
• Shift Day
• Status Full Time with Benefits
  
  

Overview

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.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a professional, registered nurse who is a skilled communicator, collaborator and authentic leader. The ANM supports the organization in the execution of the nursing strategic plan and priorities. The ANM actively participates in unit and hospital decision-making and provides meaningful recognition to others. The ANM provides operational and administrative support to Nurse leadership. This position effectively 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. The ANM, 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.

Responsibilities

Leadership/Human Resource Management In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, the ANM:

• Participate with recruitment and retention strategies.
• Assist with unit huddles and leader rounding with employees.
• Participates with unit goal creation which are reflective of the hospital goals as well as the mission and vision of Hackensack Meridian Health.
• Participate or lead when appropriate: evidenced-based practice projects or research.
• Participate or lead when appropriate: unit-based or hospital based shared governance committees or councils.
• Resolve conflicts and facilitates constructive resolutions and positive outcomes if possible.
• Complete employee corrective action plans/counseling as necessary.
• Adhere to HMH¿s Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Prepare and conduct periodic performance evaluations to assigned staff members.
• Contribute to and/or monitors the unit orientation process of all roles as necessary.
• Participate with and models the importance of employee recognition.
• Model cultural competence, social justice and fairness, and capitalizes on generational diversity to foster highly effective work groups.
• Where applicable, escalates nursing labor/management issues. Financial Management
  
  

The ANM Collaborates With The Nurse Manager For Efficient Fiscal Management Of Departmental Activities To Ensure Proper Utilization Of Hospital Resources

• Participates in Payroll, Staff Scheduling and daily staffing needs.
• Assists in the management of the department budget. Monitors business intelligence for the unit.
• Maximizes care efficiency and throughput.
• Understands the relationship between value-based purchasing and quality outcomes with revenue and reimbursement.
• Monitors unit staffing productivity and flexes staff accordingly.
  
  

Quality and Safety/Performance Improvement In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, the ANM will:

• Optimize the patient and family experience of care.
• Lead Multidisciplinary Rounds.
• Ensure unit-based performance improvement monitoring is completed, trended and reported internal and external to the unit.
• Lead or participates with quality improvement projects.
• Lead or conducts root cause analysis investigations.
• Assure unit regulatory compliance.
• Participate in staff education and competency.
• Serve as a role model to others and mentor new employees and new Charge RNs.
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. (Note: Prior to July 2022, Exceptions were allowed for internal candidates with BSN in progress however must be obtained within 3 years).
• Minimum 3 years recent nursing experience in respective specialty or equivalent. Exceptions may be made for internal candidates on a case by case basis (i.e. the candidate has a history of hospital administration education/experience).
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our 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.
• National Certification acceptable to the Magnet Recognition Program and appropriate to your current specialty (within two years of hire).
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• MSN.
• Supervisory or charge nurse experience.
  
  

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, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

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, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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Benefits

• workplace excellence
• collaborative work environment
• work-life balance
• compassionate nursing culture
• mentoring programs
• substantial tuition reimbursement
  
  

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Eric

Gossar Assistant Nurse Manager, Critical Care Unit

Southern Ocean Medical Center

To be a newer nurse and become an assistant manager of a critical care unit speaks to the opportunities Hackensack Meridian Health can provide. Also, the teamwork and team members I have been exposed to here are second to none."

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