Nursing Manager

Job Description

Nursing Supervisor – Night Shift

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Location: Queens, NY 11691

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Schedule: Full-Time | 3 nights per week | Every other weekend

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Work Setting: On-Site

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Salary: $140,000–$155,000 per year

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Position Overview

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Seeking an experienced Nursing Supervisor to provide leadership and oversight across the entire hospital during the night shift. This is a hands-on Nurse Leader position responsible for being in charge of the full house.

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The ideal candidate has strong acute care/hospital background.

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The Nursing Supervisor will be visible throughout the hospital, rounding on units, supporting staff, addressing patient-care needs and ensuring appropriate staffing and coverage throughout the night.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Provide house-wide nursing leadership and oversight during the night shift
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• Serve as the senior nursing leader on-site when other nursing leadership is not present
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• Round throughout the hospital and maintain a visible presence on the units
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• Support nurses and clinical teams with patient-care and operational concerns
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• Assess staffing needs and determine appropriate solutions when a nurse calls out or units become understaffed
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• Make sound, timely decisions regarding staffing, patient care and operational issues
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• Recognize situations that require escalation and communicate effectively with appropriate leadership
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• Support safe, high-quality patient care throughout the hospital
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• Work effectively with physicians, nurses, ancillary departments and hospital leadership
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• Manage effectively within a unionized environment
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• Address challenging situations with professionalism, confidence and sound judgment
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• Ensure policies, procedures and standards of care are followed
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• Serve as a resource and leader for nursing staff across the entire facility
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Qualifications

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• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience
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• Significant acute care/hospital-based experience required
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• Previous experience in a nursing leadership or management role
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• Must have experience managing from an acute care setting
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• Previous experience managing in a union environment
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• Strong understanding of hospital staffing and patient-care operations
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• Ability to confidently assess situations, make decisions and determine when to escalate
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• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
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Candidates whose current background is in long-term care or rehabilitation may be considered if they have meaningful prior hospital/acute care management experience . Candidates with only LTC or rehab experience will not be an ideal fit.