Senior Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Hackensack Meridian Health; Neptune Township (NJ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks an Administrative Clinical Coordinator (ACC), an experienced Registered Nurse, to provide clinical leadership and proactive patient management across hospital units at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The role emphasizes early intervention to prevent deterioration and to support ED throughput in inpatient settings.

Responsibilities include supervision, mentorship, process improvement, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire.
• Minimum of 3 years of critical care or emergency department nursing experience.
• Telemetry certification, titratable and non-titratable drugs and/or willing to acquire within three (3) months of hire.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• Demonstrated leadership, motivational skills, emotional maturity and ability to function independently and effectively under stress
• Exhibited self-direction and use of a broad knowledge base, critical thinking, delegation, problem solving skills and protocol development.
• Exceptional verbal and non-verbal, written and listening skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences and function in a collaborative role.
• Organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Master's Degree in nursing or health-related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Fosters and maintains effective working relationships among team members while holding all staff accountable for organizational commitments.
• Provides supervision and mentorship for nursing staff in managing complex patient challenges including Assessment, Development of critical thinking skills, Nursing Interventions, Communication and collaboration skills, Use of HRO tools.
• Proactively rounds on and assists nurse residents with new skill development.
• Conducts performance improvement review activities including medical records reviews, focused studies, etc.
• Routinely explores options to develop process improvement and monitoring activities in response to identified issues.
• Develops and implements action plans to resolve issues
• Consistently supports activities and/or projects that promote patient satisfaction within a patient centered care framework.
• Consistently collaborates and provides guidance and direction to nursing and ancillary team members on an ongoing basis to ensure quality standards are met.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport and participating in team problem solving.
• Collaborates and gives clinical input for appropriate bed placement.
• Prioritizes ED throughput to inpatient units.
• Provides proactive management of patients at risk for clinical deterioration.
• Provides support for management of Code Stroke, Code STEMI, Sepsis Protocol, Targeted Temperature Management (TTM).
• Maintains a presence post call, follows up with the care team on patient status, may facilitate debriefing.
• Utilizes a broad knowledge base to effectively triage multiple time sensitive requests.
• Participates in quality improvement, chart reviews, productivity reporting, and data collection.
• Supports the unit charge RN as needed.
• Assists with the throughput of the unit, and works to resolve discharge barriers.
• Serves as a role model and leader to other nurses in the organization.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending internal educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in committee/council activities.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Skills

Leadership

Critical Thinking

Communication

Team Collaboration

Nursing Education

Education

BSN in progress

NJ RN License

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks an Administrative Clinical Coordinator (ACC), an experienced Registered Nurse, to provide clinical leadership and proactive patient management across hospital units at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The role emphasizes early intervention to prevent deterioration and to support ED throughput in inpatient settings.

Responsibilities include supervision, mentorship, process improvement, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.