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A full member (1 Year) is a registered nurse who

Holds an organizational role in administration/management and is accountable for strategic, operational, and/or management outcomes in a healthcare delivery setting; aspires to a nursing management/administration position; is faculty in a graduate or undergraduate nursing program, including deans and directors; serves as a consultant in patient care administration/management practice; is employed in a professional association, regulatory agency and/or accreditation healthcare organization; or serves as editor of a professional nursing publication.

A full member (2 Year) is a registered nurse who

Holds an organizational role in administration/management and is accountable for strategic, operational, and/or management outcomes in a healthcare delivery setting; aspires to a nursing management/administration position; is faculty in a graduate or undergraduate nursing program, including deans and directors; serves as a consultant in patient care administration/management practice; is employed in a professional association, regulatory agency and/or accreditation healthcare organization; or serves as editor of a professional nursing publication.

Membership is active for 2 YEARS

An affiliate member may be a non-nurse professional or any healthcare consumer member of the corporate or political community who is interested in working towards advancement of a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients. An affiliate member may attend business and educational meetings, but may not vote or hold office. The affiliate members’ purposes, goals and initiatives must be consistent with and supportive of ONL NJ purposes, goals and initiatives. An Affiliate Member application must be reviewed and approved by the Executive Director of ONL NJ.

Any ONL NJ Full member who is retired from the professional practice of nursing, and has maintained ONL NJ membership for a minimum of one year and who would not otherwise be eligible for continuing membership in ONL NJ. A Retired member shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of a Full member with the exception of holding office. 

The NWESC Direct Care Membership is designed for clinical staff nurses who spend at least 50% of their time in direct patient care and actively participate in their hospital’s NWESC council. While they do not hold formal leadership positions, their involvement reflects strong leadership qualities through their commitment to fostering and sustaining a healthy work environment for nurses across New Jersey.

ONL NJ established this membership to recognize and support direct care nurses who, through their engagement with NWESC, play a vital role in promoting positive workplace culture and advancing the voice of bedside nursing in our state.

This membership is available to nursing students on an administrative track and nurses who are currently unemployed.

1st Time ONL NJ Member who is a Registered Nurse aspiring to be a nurse leader. A individual, who may hold an organizational role in administration or management and is accountable for strategic, operational and/or performance outcomes in settings where health care is delivered.