Nursing Jobs in Passaic, NJ
Location: Teaneck, NJ 07666 Schedule: Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Job Description: We are seeking a licensed male Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) to provide compassionate and professional care for a client in Teaneck, NJ. The ideal candidate will assist with personal care, daily living activities, companionship, and light housekeeping to ensure the client's comfort and well-being. $96,147 - $105,138 / year
Duties Description Independently performs the duties below: Conducts nursing assessments; and obtains, records, and updates individuals’ health information and vital signs, using standard instruments and procedures. Prepares, implements, and modifies nursing care plans; prepares individuals for and/or assists with examinations and treatments; and administers medications and nursing procedures to individuals, as prescribed Observes, monitors, and records individuals’ symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity; and identifies and reports individuals’ responses to medication or changes in health status. Serves as the nursing representative on a treatment team; provides information on nursing needs; and consults and coordinates with treatment teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate individuals’ care. Makes clinical rounds to assess individuals’ nursing care needs and observe and participate in the provision of nursing services. Provides health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, and other groups; and develops health improvement programs. Implements infection control protocols and procedures and provides related consultation and instruction to staff. Maintains and updates charts, records, and other documentation, consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements; and may collect data and perform related activities to support medical research. Monitors inventories and ensures that standards for medications, solutions, supplies, and equipment are maintained to meet nursing care needs. Provides clinical supervision and instruction to Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff in completing nursing care tasks. Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff; and makes clinical rounds to assess individuals’ nursing care needs and observe and evaluate the provision of nursing services. Acts as liaison to outside agencies and providers to ensure continuity of care and the necessary follow-up for individuals; advocates for individuals’ needs; and may provide instruction to providers on individuals’ discharge plans. May perform the full range of supervisory duties over Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff; provide information to Registered Nurse Supervisors; and prepare or contribute to the preparation of reports and performance evaluations for lower-level staff involved in nursing care activities. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all Minimum Qualifications Must have a license and a current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State. Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status. Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($66,951), Increased Hiring Salary ($9,196) and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000). Geographic Pay Differential is added to the job rate ($85,138). If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee. The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies. Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume. All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility. If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice. Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms. Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan. Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses. Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs. Life insurance and Disability insurance. The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. Paid Holidays and Leave: ° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. ° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. ° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events. Health Care Coverage: Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost. Paid Parental Leave: Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. Retirement Program: Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation. Professional Development and Education and Training: NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development. Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. ***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.*** 
$170,000 - $180,000 / year
About Us We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview The Director of Magnet and Nursing Excellence is responsible for the entire Magnet Designation process, beginning with Magnet readiness assessment, gap analysis, and ultimately ending with Magnet designation. The Director will provide leadership, planning and coordination during the Magnet application process and focus on preparation for designation, maintenance of related databases to drive business goals, and cultivation of a positive and healthy professional practice environment. This position is accountable for leading change efforts in collaboration with nurse leaders and staff while utilizing the ANCC Magnet framework of excellence to create and implement innovative staff engagement methodologies, systems and processes. The position identifies relevant nursing quality indicators, developmental needs, performance improvement and research initiatives, and other activities that sustain and advance a culture of excellence. This Nurse Leader serves as an ambassador of the Magnet program, employing a variety of communication strategies to enhance awareness of standards and exemplars throughout the department of Nursing. This position collaborates with teams at Maimonides Medical Center, Midwood Community Health, and Ambulatory locations for sharing of best practices, reporting methodologies and identification of potential duplication of effort. Responsibilities REQUIRED LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Communication: Strong written and verbal skills are demonstrated in reports, correspondence and presentations. Ensures staff are kept informed of Maimonides Health and departmental priorities. Communicates vision statement and Maimonides Health’s strategic priorities and demonstrates commitment toward their achievement. Professional Development: Participates in conferences, workshops and other professional development activities to maintain licensure and/or remain professionally current with advances in field of expertise. Staff Development: Develops, coordinates and evaluates programs to advance a culture of excellence, including special events, ongoing Magnet campaign and various communication strategies for staff. Problem Solving: Recommendations and decision making reflect strong analytical skills and focus on quality, cost containment, and impact of change on other departments. Customer Service Management: Serves as a knowledge expert and resource in interpreting and integrating the Magnet standards. Is perceived as a role model by staff, peers in culture excellence leadership. Project Management: Participates and or leads in multi-disciplinary task forces, committees and projects, demonstrating team spirit and ability to work with different internal customers. When leading a project team demonstrates the ability to bring together different views and skills toward timely and effective completion of project objectives. Strategic Leadership: Ability to lead, develop and execute multi-year strategies in nursing and across the broader organization. Data Management: Collaborates with key stakeholders to customize and manage and monitor changes to databases responsive to nursing's needs, e.g., National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), Magnet Recognition Program reports, demographic reports, and RN engagement surveys. Analyzes, synthesizes, and trends multi-year nurse engagement survey reports and supports action plans. ______________________________________________________________________________ Responsibilities Contributes to the achievement of the hospitals mission through the development and leadership of performance improvement activities related to Magnet designation status. Assures continual compliance with regulations and accreditation standards through monitoring activities, design and implementation of strategies to enhance Shared Governance. Carries out the responsibilities in collaboration with the CNO, Nursing Excellence team as well as Magnet Champions. Spreads the inclusion of other departments & disciplines as essential for and contributory to re-designation. Assists the Quality Team in the analysis & interpretation of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) for patient outcomes and nurse satisfaction. Serves as the Magnet advisor to the nursing leadership team, chair to Magnet steering committee, and functions as a liaison to hospital departments and consultative resource for administration, nursing, non-nursing employees, physicians, and community. Facilitates and oversees the preparation of documentation, policies, research and informational sessions relative to maintaining Magnet status. Facilitates the understanding and integration of Magnet recommendations into outcome achievement. Develops the application, writes the final document including the submission of all required documents. Acts as an expert in Magnet standards and proactive in the identification of exemplars and collection of evidence. Assumes organization wide responsibility for coordinating all aspects of the ANCC Magnet application, designation, and maintenance process. Design/implement unit-based in-service, programs based on organizational, unit specific or individual learning needs and promote staff involvement in the implementation of these programs in accordance with Magnet Standards/Guidelines and implements processes to improve patient safety and prevent or minimize safety related events Other Job Duties Performs other related duties as required. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ BASIC COMPETENCIES Education Master’s degree in health or business administration or a related field required. Doctorate or PhD in nursing or health care field preferred Current NYS license as RN required. Certifications Nurse Leader certification required within one year of hire Clinical Nurse specialty certification preferred within one year of hire Basic Life Support (BLS) Required Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required in critical care patient areas Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) requires in pediatric patient care areas Qualifications Requirements: Master’s degree in nursing or relate field. Three to five years of experience in healthcare and/or nursing leadership Capable of multitasking (juggling priorities) and meeting or exceeding goals within identified time frames High-level knowledge and experience with executing strategic programs to drive business success Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization Excellent writing skills & exceptional presentation skills Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel & Power Point. Ability to be innovative, creative, and able to inspire, engage, & develop others. Preferred Doctorate in Nursing. One to three years prior experience with project/program management in a Magnet Health Care setting. Knowledge of Magnet standards and experience in a Magnet organization. Pay Range USD $170,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer. 
Day (United States of America) Department: 100 - 604000 TG - 3 North - Med Surg - Oncology Position Description: Assists in providing nursing care of patients by working cooperatively with other team members in maintaining standards of care in the clinical setting. Their frequent contact with patients assists the nurses in utilizing the nursing process. Qualifications: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Requires successful completion of Nurse Aide Training Program. Maintenance of certification is required. RN and LPN Nursing Students: Must have completed basic nursing skills course with clinical experience within their curriculum. Post graduate LPN or RN will be eligible to work as a non licensed employee. Performing only task delegated to a non licensed nursing employee. Completion of Nurse Aide Training Program or equivalent education in non licensed nursing assistant duties. 
