Assistant Nurse Manager - NYU Langone Ambulatory Care - Commack

Assistant Nurse Manager - NYU Langone Ambulatory Care - Commack

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Management / Leadership

Commack, NY

Full-Time / Regular

Position Summary : We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Nurse Manager - NYU Langone Ambulatory Care - Commack. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and management for a designated time-period (shift) for a patient care unit (or clinical service in operative and ambulatory settings), consistent with the philosophy and goals of the institution, departments of nursing, unit, or program. Assists the nurse manager to develop and sustain an environment of excellence in patient / family service, growth and development of staff, and to apply evidence-based practice to improve patient care.

Job Responsibilities :

• Fosters a culture embedded in NYULHs tripartite mission : to serve, to teach, and to discover.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
• Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals.
• Facilitates and supports positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to engaging and meaningfully recognizing staff.
• Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development.
• Collaborates with nurse manager on interviews and ensures that employees are appropriately selected, on-boarded, oriented, educated, and evaluated. Supports clinical rotations of students as part of partnerships for school affiliations.
• Evaluates the performance, and assesses practice, of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner.
• Serves as role model and resource for staff. Develops and manages employees through the promotion of professional growth and development, mentoring, appreciative coaching, counseling, and progressive discipline, as appropriate, in alignment with the principles of a caring, fair, professional work environment.
• Monitors attendance of staff. Ensures appropriate staffing and skill mix to optimize patient outcomes and safety, while promoting fiscal responsibility.
• Coordinates care delivery and assignment of staff based upon identified patient care needs and clinical competency for optimal unit operation and patient outcomes.
• Assists in scheduling, payroll and integrating services across the care continuum.
• Provides direct patient care as needed to support the clinical operations of the unit.
• Provides leadership support of other units in the service.
• Holds self and others accountable for the delivery of exemplary care in a cost-efficient manner.
• Assists with maintaining accreditation, regulatory standards, service standards and policies at the organizational, local, state and federal level.
• Communicates with clarity and integrity to build trust with all stakeholders.
• Communicates significant patient care issues, family concerns, safety, risk management concerns and critical events to leadership on duty at the time, seeks consultation and assistance when indicated, and reports to the Nurse Manager or Director in timely manner.
• Communicates regularly with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, staff performance, and participates in implementation of unit initiatives.
• Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy, engaging front-line staff, incorporating the precepts of shared governance.
• Supports data collection in collaboration with the nurse manager and interprofessional team. Analyzes and utilizes data to drive practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics to achieve excellence in patient and nursing outcomes.
• Assists leadership team in maintaining licenses, certifications, mandated learnings and content for unit staff.
• Fosters high reliability concepts within the unit / organizational structure.
• Fosters a culture of inquiry, innovation and transformation with a focus on the future.
• Participates in and fosters staff involvement in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice efforts.
• Leads and supports developing of new insights to complex situations, innovative designs, and programs / processes.
• Exercises independent judgment in the course of these duties : discipline of employees including suspension and discharge, evaluation of staff, approval time off requests, assigning work to staff, part of the decision making team regarding hiring staff.

Minimum Qualifications :

To qualify you must have a Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State. Baccalaureate degree in Nursing. Certification in nursing leadership required upon eligibility. Ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion to address patient / family satisfaction and quality indicators. Evidence of excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, organization, critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills. Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association. Physical stamina, manual, dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities. Required to handle and move reasonably heavy weight. Required Licenses : Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support Cert.

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree in nursing or health-related area. Two or more years of clinical practice in the care of the patient population served.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being : physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Langone HospitalLong Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $119,101.60 - $132,779.99 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses / incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.