Assistant Nurse Manager - Main PACU, Nights

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

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About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership and management for a designated shift in a patient care unit or clinical service in operative and ambulatory settings, consistent with the institution’s, nursing department’s, unit’s, or program’s philosophy and goals. The role assists the Nurse Manager in sustaining an environment of excellent patient and family service, staff growth and development, and evidence-based practice to improve patient care.

The position supports NYU Langone Health’s mission to serve, teach, and discover; collaborates with interprofessional teams; and fosters positive, inclusive work and care environments. It supports staff selection, onboarding, education, evaluation, professional development, and performance management, and helps ensure appropriate staffing and skill mix. The Assistant Nurse Manager coordinates care delivery and staffing, assists with scheduling and payroll, provides direct patient care as needed, and supports other units in the service.

The role also promotes safe, high-quality, cost-efficient care; supports compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; communicates patient-care and safety concerns to leadership; contributes to policy development and shared governance; and uses data to support quality, safety, patient-experience, and productivity improvements. The position fosters inquiry, innovation, research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. It exercises independent judgment in specified personnel matters, including discipline, staff evaluation, time-off approvals, work assignments, 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 to achieve specific outcomes related to patient/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 promote quality, patient experience, and efficiency, and build productive cross-disciplinary relationships.
• Support positive, inclusive work and care environments and recognize staff contributions.
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager on interviewing, selection, onboarding, orientation, education, and evaluation of employees.
• Support student clinical rotations through school affiliations.
• Evaluate designated personnel and assess their practice fairly and transparently.
• Serve as a role model and resource; promote employee growth through mentoring, coaching, counseling, and progressive discipline as appropriate.
• Monitor staff attendance and ensure appropriate staffing and skill mix while considering patient outcomes, safety, and fiscal responsibility.
• Coordinate care delivery and staff assignments based on patient needs and clinical competency.
• Assist with scheduling, payroll, and integration of services across the care continuum.
• Provide direct patient care as needed and provide leadership support to other units in the service.
• Promote accountable delivery of exemplary, cost-efficient care.
• Assist with maintaining accreditation, regulatory compliance, service standards, and organizational, local, state, and federal policies.
• Communicate patient-care issues, family concerns, safety and risk-management concerns, and critical events to the appropriate leaders; seek consultation when needed and report significant matters promptly to the Nurse Manager or Director.
• Communicate regularly with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, staff performance, and unit initiatives.
• Participate in drafting nursing and organizational policy, engaging frontline staff and incorporating shared governance.
• Support data collection and use analysis to guide practice changes addressing quality, safety, patient experience, productivity, and outcomes.
• Assist leadership in maintaining staff licenses, certifications, and required learning and unit content.
• Foster high-reliability practices, inquiry, innovation, and transformation.
• Participate in and encourage staff involvement in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice; support the development of new approaches, designs, and programs.
• Exercise independent judgment in employee discipline, including suspension and discharge; staff evaluation; time-off approvals; work assignments; and participation in hiring decisions.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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