Nurse Manager Per Diem Varying Hours Hackettstown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Hackettstown, NJ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides leadership and oversight for hospital operations during off-shifts, ensuring patient safety, quality care, and service excellence. Manages staffing, responds to emergencies, resolves issues, and supports professional practice and regulatory compliance. Job Function 1: Overall Hospital role- Make rounds in all patient care areas to assess patient needs and acuity. Respond to emergencies and assist as needed. Handle incidents, emergencies, and operational issues, escalating as needed. Facilitate patient throughput. Serves as the senior administrative authority on site during off shifts, making operational decisions until relieved by senior leadership or designated department managers. thoughts Job Function 2: Quality- Ensures the implementation of professional practice standards in alignment with organizational policies and evidence-based guidelines. Maintains compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, OSHA, Joint Commission, and other relevant accrediting bodies. Responsible for DOH mandatory reporting of applicable events while on duty.Oversees performance and ensures adherence to patient safety initiatives and regulatory requirements. Creates a working environment that promotes positive employee engagement, effective communications and collaboration Job Function 3: Budget- Identifies and implements ways to reduce and control expenses. Monitors staffing levels in relation to patient census and acuity. Implements workforce adjustments as needed, including sending staff home, placing them on stand-by, or reallocating personnel to other areas to ensure safe, cost-effective staffing while maintaining patient care standards. Communicates these decisions with the appropriate unit manager / director to ensure transparency and alignment with departmental needs. Job Function 4: Service- Serve as a key point of contact for addressing and resolving concerns from patients, staff members, visitors, and physicians in a timely and professional manner. Provide real-time support and communication to patients and families during times of dissatisfaction, conflict, or heightened emotion ensuring compassionate, empathetic responses and service recovery. Promote a culture of service excellence by modeling effective communication, empathy, and responsiveness. Investigate complaints or service disruptions, document findings. Facilitate conflict resolution and escalate complex issues to senior leadership when necessary. Job Function 5: Administrative Responsibilities- Performs additional administrative responsibilities as requested to meet the needs of the department/organization. Participates on committees, actively supports the Shared Governance. Provide guidance, feedback, and performance documentation for staff. Act as liaison between nursing staff, department managers, and administrators-on-call. Ensure timely and accurate documentation to all significant events, staffing adjustments, patient/ family interactions, and service recovery actions, communicating to appropriate leaders by the next business day. Job Function 6: Communicates quality performance concerns and patient care/safety concerns to appropriate personnel. Counsels and disciplines assigned personnel, documents issues and follows up with appropriate managers. Coordinates activity in response to activation of emergency codes until relieved by senior management on premises or presence of manager having expertise in specific area of concern. Acts as a liaison for the assignment of nursing personnel. Rewards and recognizes employee excellence. Assists with transfer/bed assignment of patients to appropriate, available beds. Leads hospital-wide emergency responses such as mass casualty incidents, IT system downtime, and utility failures until relieved by senior leadership. Job Function 7: Professional Practice- Promotes shared decision-making and professional autonomy through active participation in a professional governance structure. Maintains engagement with relevant professional organizations. Supports the organization's Magnet journey by advancing nursing excellence and staff empowerment. Facilitates daily huddles to enhance communication, reinforce a culture of safety.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing Education must be obtained from an accredited institution
Three years of healthcare management experience
Valid Registered Nursing or compact License
BLS Certification Required
ACLS Certification Required
Positive communication skills
Time management and multitasking skills to facilitate patient movement
Proven ability to coach teams and provide opportunities to facilitate team work
MS office experience
Problem solving, decision making and negotiation skills
Strong leadership skills
Able to work with multiple departments
Superior interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Nursing, Business, Healthcare, or Finance preferred
Certification in area of specialty preferred
Basis Dysrhythmia preferred
PALS Certification preferred
Experience with Quality initiatives, action plans, and auditing
Experience with Joint commission preparation for disease specific certification

Responsibilities

Make rounds in all patient care areas to assess patient needs and acuity.
Respond to emergencies and assist as needed.
Handle incidents, emergencies, and operational issues, escalating as needed.
Facilitate patient throughput.
Serve as the senior administrative authority on site during off shifts, making operational decisions until relieved by senior leadership or designated department managers.
Ensure the implementation of professional practice standards in alignment with organizational policies and evidence-based guidelines.
Maintain compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, OSHA, Joint Commission, and other relevant accrediting bodies.
Responsible for DOH mandatory reporting of applicable events while on duty.
Oversee performance and ensures adherence to patient safety initiatives and regulatory requirements.
Create a working environment that promotes positive employee engagement, effective communications and collaboration
Identify and implement ways to reduce and control expenses.
Monitor staffing levels in relation to patient census and acuity.
Implement workforce adjustments as needed, including sending staff home, placing them on stand-by, or reallocating personnel to other areas to ensure safe, cost-effective staffing while maintaining patient care standards.
Communicate these decisions with the appropriate unit manager / director to ensure transparency and alignment with departmental needs.
Serve as a key point of contact for addressing and resolving concerns from patients, staff members, visitors, and physicians in a timely and professional manner.
Provide real-time support and communication to patients and families during times of dissatisfaction, conflict, or heightened emotion ensuring compassionate, empathetic responses and service recovery.
Promote a culture of service excellence by modeling effective communication, empathy, and responsiveness.
Investigate complaints or service disruptions, document findings.
Facilitate conflict resolution and escalate complex issues to senior leadership when necessary.
Perform additional administrative responsibilities as requested to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Participate on committees, actively supports the Shared Governance.
Provide guidance, feedback, and performance documentation for staff.
Act as liaison between nursing staff, department managers, and administrators-on-call.
Ensure timely and accurate documentation to all significant events, staffing adjustments, patient/ family interactions, and service recovery actions, communicating to appropriate leaders by the next business day.
Communicate quality performance concerns and patient care/safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
Counsel and discipline assigned personnel, documents issues and follows up with appropriate managers.
Coordinate activity in response to activation of emergency codes until relieved by senior management on premises or presence of manager having expertise in specific area of concern.
Act as a liaison for the assignment of nursing personnel.
Reward and recognize employee excellence.
Assist with transfer/bed assignment of patients to appropriate, available beds.
Lead hospital-wide emergency responses such as mass casualty incidents, IT system downtime, and utility failures until relieved by senior leadership.
Promote shared decision-making and professional autonomy through active participation in a professional governance structure.
Maintain engagement with relevant professional organizations.
Support the organization's Magnet journey by advancing nursing excellence and staff empowerment.
Facilitate daily huddles to enhance communication, reinforce a culture of safety.