Clinical Resource Nurse - Neonatal Icu; Nicu - Nights

CLINICAL RESOURCE NURSE - NEONATAL ICU (NICU) - F/T NIGHTS

Location:

Hackensack, New Jersey

Hackensack Meridian Health nurses care for patients and their families at every stage of life, 24 hours a day, at bedsides in 9 community hospitals, 4 academic medical centers, a behavioral health hospital, 2 children’s hospitals, 2 rehabilitation hospitals, medical offices, and care facilities across the state. The Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) will utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the nursing care for patients assigned to them.

The CRN is responsible for providing clinical expertise to defined areas of the Children’s Hospital.

• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team to provide coordinated care to the patient during unit huddles and multidisciplinary rounds.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport and participating in team problem solving.
• Supports the unit charge RN as needed; assists with the throughput of the unit, acts as an ADT nurse when needed and escalates discharge barriers.
• Offers support to the unit RNs with challenging assignments, procedures, and/or active changes in a patient’s condition.
• Assists in verifying oncology/BMT treatment plans and chemotherapy orders; supports other units by coordinating and administering off‑unit chemotherapy and supporting off‑unit patients requiring oncology/palliative expertise.
• Audits compliance for regulatory standards and reporting structures; collects and documents data from unit‑specific Quality Measures and audits.
• Provides new and updated education on chemotherapy/biotherapy, treatment plans, new initiatives, and case studies; identifies gaps in practice and provides education as needed.
• Assists with planning and coordinating orientation for new staff and skill validations.
• Coaches and encourages eligible RNs to achieve certification and clinical ladder status.
• 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; models processes and best practices as defined by HUMC policy and guidelines/publications by APHON.

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, current registered nurse license in the State of New Jersey.
• Minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing in pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT.
• Proficiency in pediatric hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant critical thinking skills.
• Exhibits self‑direction and uses a broad knowledge base, critical thinking, delegation, problem‑solving skills, and protocol development.
• Exceptional verbal, non‑verbal, written, and listening skills; ability to adapt communication style to serve different audiences and function in a collaborative role.
• Organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously.
• Computer proficiency in Google applications.

• Professional certification in CPON, CPHON, BMTCN. If certification is not met, the CRN must obtain certification within one year of hire.

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support (BLS) – HCPC Certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Minimum rate: $ annually. The posted rate is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

The base compensation may be different than the posted rate based on market data, experience, education and certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget or grant funding. Some positions may also be eligible for performance‑based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not…