Assistant Nurse Manager Medical Surgical units 5400/5500

NYU Langone Health • Brooklyn, NY

20h • $142,688 - $166,950 • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership and management for a designated shift on a patient care unit, consistent with the institution’s, nursing department’s, and unit’s philosophy and goals. The role assists the Nurse Manager in sustaining an environment of excellence in patient and family service, staff growth and development, and evidence-based practice to improve patient care. The position supports the Medical Surgical units 5400/5500 at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with interprofessional teams and unit leadership to maintain quality, safety, patient experience, efficient operations, and regulatory compliance. The role supports staff recruitment, onboarding, evaluation, development, staffing, scheduling, and payroll; coordinates care assignments; and provides direct patient care when needed. It also supports data-informed practice changes, shared governance, quality improvement, nursing research, and evidence-based practice. The role exercises independent judgment in certain personnel matters, including staff evaluation, work assignments, time-off approvals, and participation in hiring decisions.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Two years of experience required.
• Clinical certification in the patient population served or nurse leader certification.
• Ability to apply the nursing process in an organized manner to achieve outcomes related to patient and family satisfaction and quality indicators.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, 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 job responsibilities.
• Ability to handle and move reasonably heavy weight.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in nursing or a health-related area.
• Two or more years of clinical practice caring for the patient population served.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture aligned with NYU Langone Health’s mission to serve, teach, and discover.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to support quality, patient experience, and operational efficiency, and build productive relationships across disciplines.
• Support a positive and productive work and care environment grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and recognize staff meaningfully.
• Pursue ongoing professional growth and development.
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager on interviews and ensure appropriate staff selection, onboarding, orientation, education, and evaluation.
• Support clinical rotations for students through school affiliation partnerships.
• Evaluate designated personnel and assess their practice fairly and transparently.
• Serve as a role model and resource; promote staff development through mentoring, coaching, counseling, and progressive discipline as appropriate.
• Monitor staff attendance and ensure appropriate staffing and skill mix to promote patient outcomes, safety, and fiscal responsibility.
• Coordinate care delivery and staff assignments based on patient needs and clinical competency.
• Assist with scheduling and payroll, and integrate services across the care continuum.
• Provide direct patient care as needed to support unit operations and provide leadership support to other units in the service.
• Hold self and others accountable for exemplary, cost-efficient care.
• Assist with maintaining accreditation, regulatory and service standards, and organizational, local, state, and federal policies.
• Communicate significant patient-care issues, family concerns, safety and risk-management concerns, and critical events to appropriate leadership; seek consultation when indicated and report to the Nurse Manager or Director in a timely manner.
• Communicate regularly with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, and staff performance, and participate in unit initiatives.
• Participate in drafting nursing and organizational policy, engaging frontline staff and incorporating shared governance principles.
• Support data collection and use data to guide practice changes involving quality, safety, patient experience, productivity, and patient and nursing outcomes.
• Assist the leadership team in maintaining staff licenses, certifications, required learning, and unit learning content.
• Promote high-reliability concepts within the unit and organization.
• Foster inquiry, innovation, and transformation; encourage staff participation in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice; and support the development of new insights, designs, programs, and processes.
• Exercise independent judgment in employee discipline, including suspension and discharge; staff evaluation; approval of time-off requests; assignment of work; and participation in hiring decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Holistic employee wellness program addressing physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

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