Director, Nursing Finance - Onsite (Jersey City)

RWJBarnabas Health; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare seeks a Director of Nursing Finance to lead financial planning and staffing strategies at Jersey City Medical Center. This pivotal role involves setting standards for patient care service, monitoring budgets, and collaborating with senior leadership to enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in finance and accounting, with experience in hospital administration and clinical operations. Join a compassionate and equitable healthcare provider dedicated to improving community health and delivering high-quality patient-centered care. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in local communities while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellness Programs

Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; finance/accounting concentration preferred.
• Strong management and hospital administration experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial budget and staffing levels across departments.
• Prepare standard reporting packages for the Chief Nursing Officer.

Skills

Management

Hospital Administration

Clinical Operations

Accounting Principles

Managerial Financial Techniques

Budget Preparation

Staffing Guides Preparation

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting

Master's Degree

Job description

Job Overview:

The Director of Nursing Finance will be responsible to set and implement standards across the Medical Center for Patient Care Service planning, monitoring, and controlling of the financial budget. Helps to determine appropriate staffing levels based on operations, acuity, and skill mix in collaboration with the Assistant Vice President of Financial Analytics, Senior Director of Productivity, and site Senior Leadership. Key contact and administrator of agency requests, correspondence, justification, and billing requests. Creates and maintains staffing guides for all departments assigned. Assists with reductions in the core deficit as it relates to assigned departments. Provides direction and promotes efficiency and effectiveness by identifying, analyzing, reporting, and making recommendations for trends and/or specific projects. Provides tools and/or processes to attain and maintain fiscal standards. Ensures appropriate staffing by acuity, skill, and mix. Meets regularly with clinical leaders to review financial expectations included but not limited to, understanding budget, staffing, and productivity variances.

Qualifications:

Required:

1. A Bachelor's Degree is required with a concentration in Finance/Accounting preferred.
2. Experience in management, hospital administration, and clinical operations.
3. Strong foundation in accounting principles and managerial financial techniques.
4. Experience using Microsoft Excel.
5. Experience preparing budgets and staffing guides.

Preferred:

1. Master's Degree Preferred

Scheduling Requirements:

1. Full-time
2. Day
3. This position will support Jersey City Medical Center.

Essential Functions:

1. Manage productivity within acceptable ranges.
2. Prepare standard reporting packages with key metrics to the Chief Nursing Officer.
3. Oversee and manage the Nursing Staff Office personnel and operations (if applicable).
4. Manage position control to accurately reflect budgeted and actual staffing, auditing and adjusting regularly.
5. Lead and manage special projects as assigned.
6. Manage and oversee agency requests and utilization.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

1. Paid Time Off (PTO)
2. Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
3. Dental and Vision Insurance
4. Retirement Plans
5. Short- & Long-Term Disability
6. Life & Accidental Death Insurance
7. Tuition Reimbursement
8. Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
9. Wellness Programs
10. Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
11. Discounts through our partners, such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer