Nursing at Atlantic Health Overlook
At Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, we believe that we have a responsibility to help patients meet all of their needs. Our nursing team leads and promotes excellence in care delivery.
Advancing excellence in nursing care
Our mission
Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center strives to deliver high-quality, patient-centered, evidence-based care in a healing culture environment that promotes the health and safety of our patients, community, health care partners and staff.
Our vision
Our nursing team leads and promotes excellence in care delivery.
Magnet designation
Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center achieved Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest national honor for nursing excellence, as a reflection of Overlook’s nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.
Nursing at Atlantic Health Overlook is based on a commitment to:
Patients
Guided by Dr. Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring, we take a patient- and family-centered approach along each step of the continuum of care.
Health care delivery teams
We believe in building collaborative relationships with health care partners that are based on open communication, transparency and accountability. Amongst our own team, we encourage ongoing professional development and recognize those who excel.
Community
Our nurses address the needs identified in Atlantic Health System’s Community Health Needs Assessment and actively volunteer in outreach activities.
A Message from Heather A. Veltre DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Overlook Medical Center
Dear Nursing Colleagues, Patients, Families, Friends and Community Members,
When patients and families walk through the doors of Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center they can expect to receive the highest quality nursing care by some of the most phenomenal nurses. With over 1,000 nurses, we embody the tenet that excellence is the anchor of our nursing practice. The ingenuity and creativity of nurses at Overlook, address the holistic needs of our patients and is reflected in our superior clinical quality outcomes, safety and patient experience. This commitment is consistent with the beliefs of Dr. Kristen Swanson, whose Theory of Caring guides our culture.
Overlook encourages professional development by supporting higher learning, professional education and nursing certification to make sure the nurses are prepared for what they encounter and ensuring excellent outcomes. The nurses at Overlook are active in professional development, quality improvement and shared governance which allows them to have a voice in their professional practice environment. There is continuous effort to recruit and retain the highest quality nursing professionals and provide an environment for their advancement and personal success.
In 2020, we achieved the highest standard of excellence for nursing care with our Magnet® designation. I truly believe that every nurse that encounters a patient has a part of how and why we are Magnet. We look forward in going above and beyond for our re-designation in 2024. I am so proud to work among the exceptional nurses we have at Overlook.