Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Nurse Manager (Clinical)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Medical (Clinical) - Nursing
Department	NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Disease
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Rutgers RBHS is an anchor institution that boasts locations in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Nurse Manager (Clinical) for the Department of Infectious Disease Practice within the New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Director, the Nurse Manager is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating clinical/patient care activities. This position will drive the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the program. The duties include; 1) Responsibility for effectively recommending personnel actions, 2) Cost effective use of resources, 3) Participation in orientation and other educational programs for personnel, 4) Evaluation of patient care, and clinical performance of staff. 5) Coordination of services rendered by nursing personnel with those rendered by other departments and 6) Initiation of investigations related to the improvement in services. Ensures congruence with missions, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and standards. The CNM also leads data management, validation, analysis and reporting related to HIV Quality Improvement performance and operations. Among the key duties of this position are the following; In collaboration with Infectious Disease leadership, develops, leads and manages the quality and safety of patient care and an interdisciplinary team of staff that may include registered nurses, certified medical assistants (CMAs), or others who are essential to the care delivery model. Works in conjunction with management and staff to plan and implement agency goals and objectives, productivity, growth and expansion. Supervises clinical personnel’s work performance and conducts an evaluation of staff’s performance. Oversees selection and onboarding, within budgetary guidelines, to provide staffing for efficient operation of the clinic. Provides patient centered nursing care for patients. Develops and maintains a Clinical Quality Management (CQM) infrastructure (QM plan, QM committee, and QM data collection strategy), quality improvement activities and performance measures.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	05S
Position Salary	100,000
Annual Minimum Salary	100357.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	126949.000
Annual Maximum Salary	153545.000
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university. A minimum of 5 years of progressively more responsible nursing experience with two (2) years in a position requiring general medical/surgical nursing skills, preferably in an outpatient setting. A minimum of two (2) years of managerial/supervisory experience.
Certifications/Licenses	Current valid New Jersey Nursing license required with current valid Basic Life Support certification, maintained throughout employment.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Two years of experience in the area of HIV.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	May require travel to other locations. Lifting up to 25 lbs.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0429
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

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