Advance Practice Nurse - Geriatrics

St. Joseph's Health

$100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse from the New Jersey Board of Nursing is required.
  • Previous experience in geriatric care is essential.
  • Successful completion of department-specific orientation and certifications such as BLS and ACLS within a year of hire is mandatory.
  • Ability to travel on the same day between multiple locations (Wayne and Paterson).
  • Capacity to participate in an on-call rotation once the full team is established.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive care to geriatric patients in various settings.
  • Perform assessments, diagnoses, and care plans tailored to the elderly population.
  • Collaborate with team members to enhance patient outcomes.
  • Conduct patient education and health promotion activities.
  • Manage follow-up care and coordinate services among specialists.

Benefits

  • Robust health, dental, Rx, and vision plans.
  • 403b retirement plan options with company match for eligible employees.
  • Access to a Health & Wellness program.
  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays offered.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education development.
  • Employee Assistance Program for staff support.
  • Options for long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance options available to employees.
  • Onsite daycare program to assist working parents.
  • Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness given non-profit status.
Full Job Description
Job Description

St. Joseph's Health is looking for an APN with previous geriatric experience to add to our dynamic team.

Full-Time position working in Totowa, Wayne and Paterson, NJ.

40-hour work week,8:00 AM - 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Potential same day travel between Wayne and Paterson.

Once the full team is in place, on-call by phone will be 1 in 7.

St. Joseph's Health operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with non-profit status. Therefore, you may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

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Qualifications

Certification required as an Advanced Practice Nurse by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. Successful completion of department specific orientation and department specific certifications such as BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) within 1 year of hire.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
  • Competitive salary*
  • Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
  • 403b retirement plan options with company match**
  • Health & Wellness*
  • Non-Profit Health System - eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  • PTO, and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • LTD : Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance Options
  • Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph's Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc." The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

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