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Director Nursing

St. Joseph's Health
Paterson, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026
Job Description

Responsible and accountable for the Department. In collaboration with the appropriate chairmen and chiefs, establishes and implements goals and objectives for the department aimed at enhancing revenue and improving the quality of care. Responsible for assuring that quality nursing care is delivered to patients by working through the nursing management team to define, implement and evaluate standards of nursing practice. Responsible for the personnel, operating and capital budgets for all assigned cost centers. Communicates hospital and departmental policy, philosophy and objectives to employees within the division, and works collaborating with other disciplines and departments in achieving institutional, divisional and unit goals and objectives

Qualifications

Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Master’s degree in Nursing and five to seven years of previous work related experience, plus three to six months of on-the-job training and orientation. Licensure required as a Registered Nurse by the State of New Jersey. Work requires the analytical ability necessary to design highly-complex systems and programs, resolve problems requiring a comprehensive and state-of-the-art awareness of the technology and literature in a professional, technical or scientific field, or develop financial and operating plans for a large department.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

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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