Assistant Nurse Manager- Hospice – Full Time -Days

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women’s imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices. For more information, go to NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk , and interact with us on  LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Nurse Manager- Hospice – Full Time -Days – Hospice –  Mon- Fri 8.30 am – 4.30 pm , alt weekends. 

In this role, the successful candidate Provides 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 AONL Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• 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 AONL Communication & Relationship Management
• 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 AONL Business Skills & Principles
• Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development AONL Leader Within
• 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 AONL Business Skills & Principles
• Evaluates the performance and assesses practice of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner AONL Communication & Relationship Management
• 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 AONL Leader Within
• Monitors attendance of staff Ensures appropriate staffing and skill mix to optimize patient outcomes and safety while promoting fiscal responsibility AONL Business Skills & Principles
• 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 AONL Professionalism Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• Provides direct patient care as needed to support the clinical operations of the unit  
• Provides leadership support of other unit s in the service AONL Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• Holds self and others accountable for the delivery of exemplary care in a cost efficient manner AONL Professionalism Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• Assists with maintaining accreditation regulatory standards service standards and policies at the organizational local state and federal level   AONL Professionalism Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• 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 AONL Professionalism AONL Communication & Relationship Management
• Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy engaging front line staff incorporating the precepts of shared governance AONL Professionalism Knowledge of the Health Care Environment Communication & Relationship Management
• 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   AONL Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
• Assists leadership team in maintaining licenses certifications mandated learnings and content for unit staff AONL Leadership Within
• Fosters high reliability concepts within the unit/organizational structure AONL Business Skills & Principles
• 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 AONL Leadership
• Exercise 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

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:
The Hospice Assistant Nurse Manager works closely with physicians to improve patient comfort and treat distressing symptoms provide care and supervise hospice field staff in the community and the general in patient environment Collaborates and communicates with all members of the interdisciplinary Group IDG responsible for IDG minutes patient intake and quality data collection Evening and Weekend rotation coverage on a rotating basis

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.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk 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.

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NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk 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 $95,790.00 – $135,000.00 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.

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