Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Charge Registered Nurse in Westwood, NJ.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
- Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
Responsibilities
- The NICU Charge Nurse serves as the clinical and operational leader for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the assigned shift, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, family-centered care to critically ill and high-risk newborns.
- This role provides direct oversight of daily patient care operations, staff coordination, resource allocation, patient flow, and clinical decision-making while serving as the primary clinical resource for the interdisciplinary team.
- The Charge Nurse partners with the Nurse Manager/ Director of Women's Services, neonatologists, obstetric providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and ancillary departments to promote evidence-based practice, regulatory compliance, quality outcomes, and exceptional patient experiences. Responsibilities include coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges; responding to neonatal emergencies and high-risk deliveries; mentoring and coaching nursing staff; ensuring appropriate staffing and productivity; supporting performance improvement initiatives; and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, patient safety, and continuous professional development.
- The Charge Nurse functions as a role model for clinical excellence and leadership while promoting the mission, vision, and values of Pascack Valley Medical Center.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Must possess a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved RN program
- Minimum of 3 years of experience
- New Jersey Professional Registered Nurse
- NRP Instructor Certification
- STABLE Certification
- BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care
Preferred Job Requirements:
- BSN
- STABLE Support Instructor
Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.
