CLINICAL RESOURCE NURSE - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - F/T DAYS

Clinical Resource Nurse - Behavioral Health - F/T Days

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER- PERTH AMBOY

• Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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About Hackensack Meridian Health

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.

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Hackensack Meridian Health is one of the most recognized health care networks in the country for nursing excellence with 7 Magnet designations. In joining our nursing team, you'll work with collaborative colleagues, who are pushing each other - and patient care - to keep getting better.

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Success Profile

What makes a successful Clinical Resource Nurse - Behavioral Health - F/T Days at Hackensack Meridian Health? Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.

• Collaborative
• Courageous
• Compassionate
• Creative
• Connected

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Job Description

• Requisition # 2025-170835
• Shift Day
• Status Full Time with Benefits

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) will utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care for patients he/she is called to care for. The CRN is responsible for providing clinical expertise to defined areas of the Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Collaborates and gives clinical input for appropriate bed placement
• Prioritizes patient and team member needs based on clinical situation
• Proactively rounds on all clinical units and patients as appropriate
• Provides proactive management of patients at risk for physical and verbal escalation achieved through surveillance and interaction with patients and team members. Includes provider report, house rounding to identify patients of concern. Assesses and provides recommendations. Assists with communication and interventions of the care team. Assists with clinical troubleshooting. Assists with high risk interventions.
• Assists and role models during escalation emergencies and restraint situations. Assesses and stabilizes patients who are escalating in collaboration with the care team.
• Assumes a collaborative role, directing and assisting team members in setting priorities for patient care
• Utilizes a broad knowledge base to effectively triage multiple time sensitive requests, In the event of multiple calls for assistance.
• Partners with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provides mentorship for the interdisciplinary team.
• Role models critical thinking skills, Nursing Interventions, Communication and collaboration skills, Use of HRO tools. Serves as a role model to establish positive relationships with team members and patients. Maintains a presence post call, follows up with the care team on patient status, facilitates debriefing. Provides post emergency debriefing.
• Participates in quality improvement, chart reviews, and productivity reporting, data collection includes documentation to capture data related to escalating situations.
• Offers support to the unit RNs with challenging assignments, procedures, and/or active changes in a patient's condition.
• Serves as a role model and leader to other team members in the organization. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending internal educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in committee/council activities.
• Educates and certifies team members in de-escalation techniques and behavioral concepts.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Current registered nurse license in the State of New Jersey
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience
• Exhibits self-direction and use of a broad knowledge base, critical thinking, delegation, problem solving skills and protocol development
• Exceptional verbal and non-verbal, written and listening skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences and function in a collaborative role
• Organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• Behavioral Health experience.

Licenses And Certifications Required

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Licenses And Certifications Preferred

• Crisis Prevention Intervention Instructor Certification.

Compensation

Minimum rate of $106,329.60 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting 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.

Job Duties

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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Benefits

• workplace excellence
• collaborative work environment
• work-life balance
• compassionate nursing culture
• mentoring programs
• substantial tuition reimbursement

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Eric

Gossar Assistant Nurse Manager, Critical Care Unit

Southern Ocean Medical Center

To be a newer nurse and become an assistant manager of a critical care unit speaks to the opportunities Hackensack Meridian Health can provide. Also, the teamwork and team members I have been exposed to here are second to none."

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