Clinical Nurse Manager - 1 Meadow
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Job Description
"The Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) is a front-line nursing leader responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence--based patient-centered care while advancing performance across key quality and operational metrics. This role blends clinical expertise, leadership, and data analytics to drive measurable improvements in patient outcomes, regulatory compliance, and organizational goals. The CNM leads the unit in achieving excellence in quality, safety, patient experience, and operational efficiency.
The Clinical Manager supervises staff in their daily activities to ensure the delivery of care according to established departmental policies and procedures. This position assists the Clinical Director with resolving staff issues, participating in performance reviews, monitoring budgetary practices, preparing staff schedules, developing and implementing performance improvement activities and orienting new employees to the unit.
The Clinical Manager serves as a key communicator for organizational updates, policy changes and education needs. This position establishes and maintains communication with physicians and other professionals to promote mutual understanding of problems and plans of care.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
- Master's degree is required within 3 years of hire or transfer. Current incumbents in Clinical Manager Role must enroll in a Master's program by September 2026 and completion by 12/31/29
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey or multi-state license.
- American Heart Association BLS required.
- Advanced Life Support Certification, within your specialty (ACLS, PALS, or NRP) is required within 6 months of hire. Current incumbents must obtain within 6 months, by 8/1/2026.
- Approved professional nursing certification required within 1 year of hire or transfer. Current incumbents must obtain within 1 year, by 2/1/2027.
SPECIALITY / UNITS
EXPERIENCE
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION / REQUIREMENTSEmergency Room
- Mainland
- Satellite ED - Kessler
2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred.
PALS or ENPC required.ACLS preferred.
Emergency Room City
2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred.
ATCN, and PALS or ENPC
ACLS preferred.
Labor and Delivery
Obstetrics
2-4 years labor and delivery / OB experience required.
NPR (NALS), required
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Intermediate Care Unit
2-4 years neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience required.
NRP (NALS), required
Mother/Baby Unit
2-4 years mother/baby experience preferred.
NRP (NALS), required
Operating Room
Minimum 1 year medical/surgical experience desired; 1-2 years operating room experience required.
ACLS preferred
Medical/Surgical
- 1 Meadow
- 3 Meadow
- 4 Meadow
- 2 Pines (2 West)
- 3 Pines (3 Central)
- 5 Harmony
- 7 Harmony
- 4 Michigan
1-2 years medical/surgical experience preferred.
ACLS preferred .
Dialysis
1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years dialysis experience preferred.
ACLS preferred
Psychiatry
- Psych Intervention Program
- 1 Pines (1 West)
1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years psychiatry experience preferred. Crisis intervention experience preferred for PIP.
Certified Prevention Intervention annual education preferred.
Pediatrics
1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years pediatric experience strongly preferred.
PALS required
SPECIALITY
EXPERIENCE
ADVANCEDCERTIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS
Interventional Radiology (Radiology Specials)
2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 interventional experience preferred. Critical Care experience preferred.
ACLS preferred; PALS required within 1 yr of hire/transfer
Cath Lab
1-2 years critical care, emergency room or telemetry experience required; 1 year cath-lab experience preferred.
ACLS preferred.
Trauma
2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years trauma experience preferred.
ACLS preferred.
Oncology
1 --2 years medical/surgical experience preferred. Chemotherapy experience preferred.
Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire or transfer
Cancer Center
3 years of clinical Oncology Specialty experience required.
Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire or transfer
Endoscopy
Minimum 2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 yrs. endoscopy, telemetry and critical care experience preferred.
ACLS is preferred, CGRN preferred, CER (or CFER) preferred.
Cardiac Diagnostic
1 --2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years critical care experience preferred.
ACLS preferred
Central Monitoring
1 --2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years critical care experience preferred.
Advanced level of dysrhythmia interpretation required.
ACLS preferred.
Intensive Care Units
- Cardiovascular ICU
- Intensive Care Unit MLD
- 3 Harmony- TICU/MICU
2-4 years critical care experience required. 2-4 years cardiovascular ICU experience preferred.
ACLS and CCRN preferred
Intermediate Care
- 2 Meadow
- HVU
- 4 Harmony
- 6 Harmony
2-5 years telemetry experience required.
ACLS preferred.
SPECIALITY
EXPERIENCE
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS
Radiation Oncology
1--3 years oncology experience required.
OCN preferred
Surgical Services
- PACU
- SDS
- Recovery Room
- Operating Room
1-3 years critical care experience preferred.
ACLS preferred; PALS required within 6 months from date of hire or transfer.
Pre-Admission Testing
1-3 years medical/surgical experience required.
Prenatal, Perinatology and Family Planning
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
2-4 years experience in Women's Health inpatient/outpatient experience required.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification preferred.
OB Certification preferred
Practice Management
1-2 years medical/surgical experience preferred.
Wound Care
2-3 years Wound Care experience required.
WOCN required; ACLS required
EXPERIENCE: Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing experience in acute care setting; 1--2 years of leadership experience or charge nurse experience required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as leadership skills required. Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents within position will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required for this position within 30-60 days from date of hire.
UNIT
POPULATIONS SERVED
Clinical Managers have knowledge of core competencies on the following patient population(s) serviced:
Bariatric
Morbid obese adult with all comorbid illness/conditions, including but not limited to: cardiac/cardiovascular, metabolic; renal, pulmonary, etc.
Cath Lab
Cardiac/vascular conditions and diseases including but not limited to: CAD, carotid stenosis, renal stenosis, PVD, etc.
Critical Care
Apply Now- Job Identification07-39385
- Job CategoryNursing
- Job ShiftVaries
- Pay Range$86,751 - $119,283 per year
- Holidays RequiredNo
- Weekends RequiredYes
- Hrs Per Week40
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision InsuranceRetirement Plans with employer contributionsShort-Term & Long-Term Disability CoverageLife & Accidental Death & Dismemberment InsuranceTuition Reimbursement to support your educational goalsFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent careWellness Programs to help you thriveVoluntary Benefits, including Pet Insurance and more
Benefits offerings may vary based on position and are subject to eligibility requirements.
Join a team that values your well-being and invests in your future.
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AtlantiCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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