Assistant Nurse Manager

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. Position Summary Assistant Nurse Manager – Ambulatory Surgery Center Manhasset – Pre‑op/PACU. The successful candidate provides clinical leadership and management for a designated shift for a patient care unit or clinical service in operative and ambulatory settings. Assists the nurse manager to develop and sustain an environment of excellence in patient/family service, staff growth and development, and to apply evidence‑based practice to improve patient care. Job Responsibilities Fosters a culture embedded in NYULH's 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 on 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 unit(s) 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 a 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 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 of time‑off requests; assigning work to staff; part of the decision‑making team regarding hiring staff. Minimum Qualifications • Current registered professional nurse licensure in NewYork State. • Baccalaureate degree in nursing. • Two years of experience. • Clinical certification in the patient population served or nurse‑leader certification. • Ability to apply the nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion to address patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators. • Evidence of excellent communication, interpersonal, organization, critical‑thinking, problem‑solving and leadership skills. • Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association. • Physical stamina, manual dexterity and visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities; ability to handle and move reasonably heavy weight. Required Licenses Registered Nurse License – NYS Basic Life Support Certification Preferred Licenses Advanced Cardiac Life Support Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in nursing or a 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. Benefits and Wellness NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including financial security benefits, a generous time‑off program, employee resource groups for peer support, and a holistic wellness program focused on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial and preventive care. Equal Opportunity NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. Salary Transparency The salary range for this role is $151,050.00 – $161,385.00 annually. Actual salaries depend on experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The listed range does not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr