Assistant Nurse Manager - Operating Room, Evenings

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care across numerous specialties. As a major regional healthcare resource, we are deeply committed to medical education and research, providing a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are core values, and we aim to create an environment where talented individuals of all identities can thrive, contributing their unique skills, ideas, and knowledge. This position involves providing clinical leadership and management for a designated shift within the Operating Room, supporting the Nurse Manager in fostering an environment of excellence in patient care, staff development, and evidence-based practice.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
• 2 Years experience required
• Clinical certification in the patient population served or nurse leader certification
• 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Fosters a culture embedded in NYULH's tripartite mission: to serve, to teach, and to discover.
• Collaborates with the interprofessional team to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
• Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships.
• 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 the nurse manager on interviews and ensures 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 the practice of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner.
• Serves as a 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.
• 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, seeking consultation and assistance when indicated, and reporting 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 the implementation of unit initiatives.
• Participates in the drafting of nursing and organizational policy, engaging front-line staff, and 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.
• Assists the 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 the development of new insights to complex situations, innovative designs, and programs/processes.
• Exercises independent judgment in the course of duties including discipline of employees, evaluation of staff, approval of time off requests, assigning work, and participating in hiring decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• Robust support system for any stage of life
• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level