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  • West Orange/NJ/USA, Atlantic Health System is seeking a full time Registered Nurse to join the Infusion Center at Overlook Medical Center to work 9AM-5PM including one Saturday per month.   Essential Functions/Responsibilities: Candidate will have the ability to utilize the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care for patients served. Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborate with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidenced based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families. Candidate will demonstrate and embrace the PRIDE core values (Professionalism, Respect, Involvement, Dignity and Excellence) in every aspect of their job. Minimum Education: High School diploma or GED required BSN Preferred Minimum Experience: 1-2 years Oncology/Infusion experience. Licenses/Certification: Valid New Jersey Nursing License Required BLS Required ONS Chemotherapy certified Oncology/Infusion Qualifications: Candidate must have excellent communication and computer skills. To float to Summit, West Orange, Springfield, Union locations. About US ABOUT US At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;  Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ Atlantic Home Care and Hospice Atlantic Mobile Health Atlantic Rehabilitation We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners. We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades: 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years  Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP Gold-Level 'Well Workplace': Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) One of the 100 Best Workplaces for 'Millennials' Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets NJ Sustainable Business  Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report. Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services.  We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.  Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet® recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What's more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.  Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).  EEO STATEMENT Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status. Please See Above
  • Morristown/NJ/USA, Responsible for establishing, ensuring and supervising the office staff as well as procedures to maintain quality services and efficient operations. Service Line Specific Accountabilities: 1. Navigate patients through IV/PO therapies (experience with antineoplastic therapies a plus) through coordination intra and inter departmentally, patient teaching and education, authorization and communication. 2. Provide as needed coverage for the Oncology Nurse Navigator, who would typically coordinate care with homecare/hospice, CVC and palliative care. General Accountabilities: 1. Promotes and restores patient's health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. 2. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements. 3. Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. 4. Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand the condition, medications, and self-care skills; and answering questions. 5. Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. 6. Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. 7. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from health care support personnel. 8. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations. 9. Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. 10. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. 11. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential 12. Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; and evaluating new equipment and techniques. 13. Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results. 14. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies. 15. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods. 16. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 17. Other duties as assigned Required:  1. Valid NJ State RN License  Preferred: 2. Oncology and Chemotherapy experience required. 3. BLS, ACLS required  4. Specialty knowledge, skills, and abilities may be required based on department/specialty group assigned 5. Prior Ambulatory Surgery OR Medical/Surgical experience is required.    Please See Above
  • Freehold, New Jersey, The  Nurse Educator  is responsible for planning, development and documentation of clinical orientation and continuing education programs for nursing staff. Assists in maintaining quality patient care by educating health care providers in current practice and procedures; and provision of patient, family and community education as required in accordance with ANA standards, the New Jersey Nurse Practice Act, Joint Commission, specialty organizations and established hospital and Nursing Department policies and procedures in accordance with evidenced based nursing practice. Collaborate in designing, evaluating and revising unit specific educational programs (e.g. competency-based orientation, skill testing and continuing education) on the basis of pre-identified learning needs, patient outcomes, internal/community standards of practice and current theory/research (e.g. best practices). Anticipates, where possible, future individual and group learning needs. Participates in councils, committees and task groups as a team leader, facilitator and member to facilitate the improvement of nursing standards, processes and principles.  Responsibilities: Plans, develops, conducts and evaluates educational programs that meet the need of the nursing units at CSMC. Provides clinical and classroom orientation and continuing education programs for patients and healthcare providers. Utilizes effective teaching strategies and materials to provide staff education programs. Evaluates and documents staff competencies with special attention to process, content, outcome and impact. Reviews course evaluations and utilizes feedback to improve programs. Collaborates in designing, evaluating and revising unit specific educational programs. Obtains contact hours for programs when possible through NJSNA. Participates in competency based orientation of new employees. Plans and directs individual staff member’s orientation to the unit, based on individual skills assessment. Serves as preceptor when necessary. Identifies continuing education needs for nursing personnel, and implements programs and activities to meet these needs. Collaborates with nursing administration, management, unit staff and outside agencies to identify and prioritize educational needs. In conjunction with the nurse manager, participates in evaluation of the healthcare provider and identifies performance goals. Assists in developing a mechanism of monitoring professional skills and aiding in certification process. Maintains documentation of staff educational activities in accordance with Joint Commission, State Department of Health, and CentraState policy & procedures. Assists in maintaining quality patient care by educating healthcare providers in current practice and procedures; and provision of patient, family and community education. Participates in developing and implementing teaching strategies for specific patient populations. Assists staff with patient education activities and in the development of their teaching skills. Provides education to patient/family regarding disease processes and planned treatments/interventions. Provides instruction in areas of diet, activity and medication. Collaborates with various disciplines to provide appropriate instruction. Participates in committees and task groups as team leaders, facilitators and members to improve nursing standards, processes and principles. Assists the nurse manager in the assessment maintenance and continued development of staff clinical competencies. Participates in Performance Improvement programs, through monitoring and evaluating activities. Participates in development and coordination of policies, procedures and standards of care for assigned specialties. Serves as a consultant to nursing and other departments in specific patient care situations. Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to assure observation, treatment, or care is appropriate to the age of the patients cared for within scope of responsibility. Demonstrates the ability to obtain information and interpret information in terms of the needs of the age of the patients cared for. Demonstrates an understanding of the range of care needed based on the age of the patients cared for. Demonstrates knowledge of growth, development and/or adult health throughout the life span as appropriate to the job performed. Successfully completes life-span education as appropriate. Demonstrates knowledge of principal of growth and development over life span. Successfully completes life-span education as appropriate. Respects the rights and personal dignity of the patients and recognizes that each patient is an individual with unique health care needs. Provides considerate respectful care focused upon the patient’s individual needs to ensure patient satisfaction. Affirms the patient’s right to make decisions regarding his/her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law. Recognize and accept the cultural diversity of patient and healthcare providers, and its effects on patient care. Maintains required certification/licensure. Demonstrates flexibility in approach, timing, presentation and selection of materials to meet department needs. Reviews discipline specific literature and communicate major issues and developments to management and staff. Participates in seminars and other off-site educational sessions. Demonstrates ability to utilize audiovisual and other educational equipment. Participate in community education activities. Education : Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Required, Master’s preferred   Work Experience: 5 Years Nursing Experience with Previous Teaching Experience required Oncology experience required   Licenses and Certifications: RN License / New Jersey required Mulitstate compact license BLS Healthcare Provider (AHA) required Certification in specialty area preferred OCN certification required ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Provider Card required

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