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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- Connected
Job Description
- Requisition # 2026-189657
- 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.
Responsibilities
Maintain accountability for planning, education, and directing the nursing education program. Responsible for coordinating the nursing program with the objectives of Middlesex College.
- Responsible for the overall administration of the nursing education program. Improves quality of nursing education by assessing, analyzing, and utilizing data obtained through a plan of systematic evaluation. Responsible for long range planning for the nursing education program, utilizing national and state trends in nursing education. Selects, monitors, and develops key personnel ensuring consistent application of HMH policies while providing an orderly plan of succession.
- Ensures that all team member performance evaluations are conducted thoroughly, objectively, and in a timely fashion. Maintains intra-departmental and inter-departmental relationships and demonstrates on-going commitment towards problem solving with members of other departments/divisions within HMH and Middlesex College.
- Develops and maintains the annual budget, including team members in decision-making. Maintains required documentation and record keeping systems.
- Ensures records are confidential, secured, easily retrievable, and meet requirements of accrediting agencies.
- Demonstrates the ability to adapt by effectively responding to changing needs and priorities. Accountable for professional growth by maintaining knowledge of current trends in nursing education, nursing practice, and healthcare.
- Participates on Shared Governance and other committees, intra-departmental and inter-departmental meetings within HMH and Middlesex College. Participates in the interviewing process for departmental positions.
- Acts as a role model for team members and students.
- Assures that current affiliation contracts are accurate.
- Approves payroll, prepares pertinent paperwork for team members using Human Resource guidelines.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
- Provides appropriate educational facilities/environment for faculty and students.
- Attends professional meetings; serves on committees as warranted. Active in professional organizations.
- Participates in school functions.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Doctoral degree or Masters degree in an appropriate discipline and currently pursuing Doctoral education.
- Ten years of nursing experience with a minimum of three years teaching experience and three years leadership experience., including five years nursing education
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Doctorate in education or nursing
- Five years of nursing administration background
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- Certified Nurse Educator
Compensation
Minimum rate of $148,262.40 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.
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.
Our Network
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.
Benefits
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workplace excellence
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collaborative work environment
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work-life balance
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compassionate nursing culture
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mentoring programs
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substantial tuition reimbursement
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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