CLINICAL RESOURCE NURSE - F/T NIGHT in England

Location: RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey. Shift: Night. Status: Full Time with Benefits.

The Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) will utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients he/she is called to care for.

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.
• Prioritises ED throughput to inpatient units.
• Proactively rounds on and assists nurse residents and new nurses.
• Provides proactive management of patients at risk for clinical deterioration achieved through surveillance of the EWS service provider report, house rounding to identify patients of concern. Assesses and provides recommendations.
• Assists with communicating with the care team and with interventions.
• Assists with clinical troubleshooting.
• Assists with high risk – low volume nursing interventions.
• Assists role of critical care nurse during rapid response and inpatient code blue calls.
• Assesses and stabilises patients who are clinically deteriorating in collaboration with the care team, provides support for management of Code Stroke, Code STEMI, Sepsis Protocol, Targeted Temperature Management (TTM), provides care until patient is stable or is transferred to a higher level of care, assumes a collaborative role, directs and assists team members in setting priorities for patient care, utilises broad knowledge base to effectively triage multiple time‑sensitive requests, and in the event of multiple calls will request a critical care RN to assist at other calls.
• Partners with nursing supervisor to prioritise emergent response.
• Provides mentorship for nursing staff in managing complex patient challenges including assessment, development of 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, and provides post‑rapid response/code blue call debriefing.
• Participates in quality improvement, chart reviews, and productivity reporting; documents all RRT and Code Blue data points; RN peer review of charts; development of Rapid Response and Code Blue spreadsheets and dashboards.
• Supports the unit charge RN as needed.
• Assists with the throughput of the unit, and escalates discharge barriers.
• 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 nurses in the organization.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending internal educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in committee/council activities.
• Adheres to the CRN model’s processes and best practices as defined by HMH policy, along with guidelines and best practices.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behaviour.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, current registered nurse license in the State of New Jersey.
• Minimum of 3 years of critical care or emergency department nursing experience.
• Telemetry certification; titratable and non‑titratable drugs.
• 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.
• Organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Preferred Qualifications / Certifications

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

Compensation

Minimum rate of $95,696.64 annually. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting under the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of the market‑competitive total rewards package. Base compensation may be adjusted based on market data, experience, education and certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, and budget/grant factors. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance‑based incentives, bonuses, or commissions. Shift differentials may apply for evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to compensation, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Benefits Highlights

• Workplace excellence
• Collaborative work environment
• Work‑life balance
• Compassionate nursing culture
• Mentoring programs
• Substantial tuition reimbursement

EEO Statement

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.