NJCCN Job Posting for Assistant Director

The NJCCN is currently looking for an Assistant Director/Faculty who will provide supervisory support for the staff of NJCCN and support the grant efforts of the Center, as well as teach in an academic setting. This person will work with the Executive Director of NJCCN to expand the Center’s influence in nursing workforce data and solutions across the state. The Assistant Director will report directly to the Executive Director. This person will be responsible for day to day operations of the Center and will be ensure data reports are accurate, must have knowledge of data management, grant writing, public speaking, and influence across the state with nursing leaders. They must also have an interest in transition into practice programs and in providing education.  Click HERE  for more information and to apply.

Nurse Educator Apprenticeship Program

Nurse Educator Apprenticeship Program

Are you interested in becoming a nurse educator?  For more information, please contact the Center for Educational Research and Innovation at .

This program is being offered in collaboration with the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing.

Expand your career options! Click HERE to view the Nurse Educator Apprenticeship flyer and sign-up HERE.

NJCCN Testimony on Bill A4614

NJCCN Testimony on Bill A4614

On December 12th, Pamela B. de Cordova, PhD, RN-BC, Associate Professor and Faculty Researcher for the NJCCN, Jennifer Polakowski, testified at the Assembly Higher Education Committee on Bill A4614 Modifying the Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption Program.  Click HERE to read Bill A4614.

ONL-NJ Annual Holiday Meeting & Awards Brunch Dec. 2, 2022

ONL-NJ Annual Holiday Meeting & Awards Brunch Dec. 2, 2022

ONL-NJ will be honoring NJCCN and Dr. Edna Cadmus, NJCCN Executive Director at their Annual Holiday Meeting & Awards Brunch on Dec. 2, 2022. NJCCN will be receiving the Impact Award and Dr. Cadmus, the Distinguished Service Award. For more information, click HERE.

Characteristics of RN Nurse Residents 2020-2021

New graduates in hospitals are moving toward more specialization as they enter the workforce as can be seen below.  This is due to the retirements of nurses in these areas and the shift of older nurses to other settings.  Residency programs such as those sponsored by New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) and partially funded by the NJDOL Workforce Development Apprenticeship Program through their support has helped 13 of the 18 hospitals participating in this program since 2020. Increases in growth in demand across settings and the impact of COVID-19 is creating stress on the healthcare system.  Residency programs for new graduates are even more important today.  Residency programs was one of the recommendations for all setting in the 2010 landmark report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.