Charge Nurse - Full-Time Days (Emergency Department)

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

403b retirement plan options

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability benefits

Life Insurance Options

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Paterson, NJ, seeks a Charge Nurse for Full-Time Days in the Emergency Department. The role involves managing nursing personnel, ensuring effective patient care, and providing guidance to staff. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and be licensed as a Registered Nurse in New Jersey, along with experience and certifications like BLS, ACLS, and PALS. Join a team recognized for excellence and provide top-tier care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Two to three years of previous nursing experience.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by the State of New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage nursing personnel practices during shifts.
• Ensure a professional environment and assist staff.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care provided.
• Counsel and educate patients and families; assign and follow up on workload.

Skills

Nursing skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Job description

Charge Nurse - Full-Time Days (Emergency Department)

Paterson, NJ, United States (On-site)

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Job Description

Responsible for the organization and management of nursing personnel practices during a designated shift. Ensures a professional environment and assists staff as necessary. Evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing care given.

Qualifications

Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and two to three years of previous work related experience plus six to twelve months of on the job training and orientation. Licensure required as a Registered Nurse by the State of New Jersey. Successful completion of department certifications of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 1 year of hire. Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analysis and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs. Work requires the ability to counsel and educate patients and their families, assign and follow-up on work of other employees, or perform other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.

Effective January 2019, St. Joseph’s Health requires all employee certifications for Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) to be granted through the American Heart Association.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20252155
• Job Category Nursing
• Posting Date 12/17/2025, 09:01 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations St. Joseph's University Medical Center St. Joseph's Wayne Medical Center (On-site)