Assistant Nurse Manager - GP 10 Center, Oncology - Evening Shift

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

26d

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager for Oncology (Medicine) is a Registered Professional Nurse with broad knowledge and skills who serves as a clinical leader in the daily functioning of the unit and oversees quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with or in the absence of the Nurse Manager. The role provides administrative and clinical oversight for the assigned shift and supports the department’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives. The Assistant Nurse Manager promotes Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing models, supports a strong patient experience, and leads quality, safety, and operational practices. The role works with nursing leadership, physician dyads, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and families to address concerns, support staff, maintain regulatory compliance, and advance evidence-based nursing practice.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing.
At least 3 years of clinical nursing experience.
Relevant clinical competence in the assigned area of nursing practice.
Current New York State registered nurse license and registration.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing or a health-related field.
Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.
ACLS certification.
BLS certification.
Chemo Card.
OCN certification.

Responsibilities

Lead nursing practice using Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing to promote the patient experience.
Model, integrate, validate, and assess staff competency in Purposeful Hourly Rounding; provide meaningful feedback and round on patients as assigned.
Communicate patient experience and staff engagement information to staff and interdisciplinary teams and help develop and implement action plans.
Collaborate with physician dyads and escalate concerns appropriately.
Address patient concerns promptly and initiate service recovery for patients and families.
Model Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care practices, including Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, HELP, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
Huddle with staff at the start of the assigned shift to identify high-risk patients and communicate concerns to nursing leadership.
Interpret and communicate patient experience scores and benchmarks, and empower staff to use evidence-based practices to understand patients’ perceptions of care.
Support a safe, therapeutic, efficient, and patient-centered care environment.
Investigate practice or operational variances, participate in root cause analysis, and implement corrective action plans on the assigned shift.
Collect unit data for chart reviews and compliance assessments involving nurse-sensitive indicators, healthcare-associated infections, and other patient safety metrics.
Promote error and near-miss reporting, participate in interdisciplinary quality improvement teams, and review quality and safety progress with the healthcare team.
Respond to potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice according to institutional chain-of-command protocols.
Monitor clinical information technology and address gaps in nursing documentation.
Lead staff participation in quality and safety initiatives and required compliance measures, and ensure staff competency evaluations are maintained.
Provide administrative and clinical oversight of staffing, support services, interdisciplinary collaboration, resources, and financial viability.
Oversee patient care delivery, throughput, staffing, and processes to support efficient operations on the assigned shift.
Support and monitor unit budgets, capital equipment allocation, budget variances, overtime, and vacancies in line with organizational financial goals.
Maintain patient and employee confidentiality and monitor the availability and maintenance of nursing equipment and supplies.
Participate in nursing staff performance evaluations and mentor, coach, counsel, or discipline staff as needed.
Participate in staff meetings and communicate unit progress, changes, and compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
Recognize and encourage staff contributions to quality, safety, compliance, and unit successes.
Facilitate organizational change and support shared governance, just culture, and staff engagement in practice councils, meetings, and initiatives.
Interpret and implement collective bargaining agreements affecting staff, and respond to protests of assignment in a timely manner.
Serve as a clinical leader and role model, create an environment that reflects clinical excellence, and support patients, families, colleagues, and the healthcare team.
Incorporate ethical principles into patient and family decision-making in collaboration with nursing staff and the healthcare team.
Foster scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation; acquire and share knowledge relevant to the role, specialty, patient population, and health community.
Lead shared decision-making through practice councils, committees, and unit or clinical service initiatives.
Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new leadership staff and students.
Apply research and evidence-based practice to nursing practice and the care environment, and contribute to the nursing profession through leadership and participation in professional organizations.