Clinical Resource Nurse - F/T Night
Company: Hackensack Meridian Health
Location: Red Bank
Posted on: January 5, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Description: 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.
Responsibilties: 1. Communicates and collaborates with all members
of the interdisciplinary team to provide coordinated care to the
patient during unit huddles and multidisciplinary rounds. 2.
Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by
communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport
and participating in team problem solving. 3. Collaborates and
gives clinical input for appropriate bed placement. 4. Prioritizes
ED throughput to inpatient units. 5. Proactively rounds on and
assists nurse residents and new skills. 6. 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 7. Assists role
of critical care nurse during rapid response and inpatient code
blue calls. Assesses and stabilizes 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, directing and assisting team members in setting
priorities for patient care, Utilizes broad knowledge base to
effectively triage multiple time sensitive requests, In the event
of multiple calls will request critical care RN to assist at other
calls. Partners with nursing supervisor to prioritize emergent
response 8. 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. Provides post rapid
response/code blue call debriefing. 9. Participates in quality
improvement, chart reviews, and productivity reporting, data
collection includes documentation to capture all RRT and Code Blue
data points,RN Peer review of charts, Development of Rapid Response
and Code Blue spreadsheets and dashboards 10. Supports the unit
charge RN as needed. Assists with the throughput of the unit, and
escalates discharge barriers. 11. Offers support to the unit RNs
with challenging assignments, procedures, and/or active changes in
a patient's condition. 12. 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. 13. Adheres to the CRN model`s
processes and best practices as defined by HMH policy, along with
guidelines and best practices. 14. Other duties and/or projects as
assigned. 15. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and
standards of behavior. Qualifications: Education, Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities Required: 1. Graduate of an accredited School of
Nursing, current registered nurse license in the State of New
Jersey 2. Minimum of 3 years of critical care or emergency
department nursing experience 3. Telemetry certification,
Titratable and Non-titratable drugs 4. Exhibits self-direction and
use of a broad knowledge base, critical thinking, delegation,
problem solving skills and protocol development 5. Exceptional
verbal and non-verbal, written and listening skills. Ability to
adapt communication style to suit different audiences and function
in a collaborative role 6. Organizational skills with the ability
to handle multiple complex situations simultaneously 7. Proficient
computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft
Office and/or Google Suite platforms Education, Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities Preferred: Licenses and Certifications Required: 1.
NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License. 2. AHA Basic Health
Care Life Support HCP Certification 3. Advanced Cardiac Life
Support Certification.
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