Assistant Nurse Manager-Float

Montefiore Nyack Hospital•Village of Nyack, NY

14d•$120,000

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager-Float works under the direction of the Nurse Manager to guide, direct, teach, evaluate, and counsel unit staff in delivering professional care and complying with policies and procedures. The role serves as a clinical educator, implementing the nursing practice model and nursing process, and provides direct patient care as needed. In the Nurse Manager’s absence, the Assistant Nurse Manager assumes administrative responsibility for the 6 Doctors units. The position also provides input to the Nurse Manager regarding hiring, counseling, and termination decisions, and participates in educational programs and activities to improve care through evidence-based practice. The role promotes evidence-based patient care, collaborates with patients and multidisciplinary professionals to plan and monitor care, mentors nurses, and works with staff to improve patient outcomes. It supports staff orientation, quality improvement initiatives, employee education and competencies, shared leadership, annual evaluations, and compliance with New York State Department of Health and Joint Commission requirements. The position also supports customer service, performance improvement, professional development, and timely completion of projects and assignments.

Requirements

Associate degree required.
At least three years of recent clinical experience within the designated specialty, with demonstrated leadership qualities.
Registered Nurse licensure with the New York State Board of Nursing required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required.
Written documentation of attendance in continuing education programs.
Excellent written and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Membership in a professional organization recommended.
National certification in area of expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

Guide, direct, teach, evaluate, and counsel unit staff in providing professional care and following policies and procedures.
Implement the nursing practice model and nursing process, and provide direct patient care as needed.
Assume administrative responsibility for the 6 Doctors units in the Nurse Manager’s absence.
Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding hiring, counseling, and termination of employees.
Participate in educational programs and activities for 6 Doctors staff to enhance care using evidence-based practice.
Ensure patient care delivery follows current evidence-based standards and implement interventions appropriate to care complexity and available unit resources.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals, patients, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate care, monitor outcomes, and modify plans as needed.
Mentor nurses in critiquing and applying evidence-based standards and collaborate with nursing staff on interventions to improve care and nursing-sensitive outcomes.
Facilitate staff orientation with the Nurse Manager and Staff Development specialists, assess new nurses’ care and adherence to standards and policies, and recommend changes to learning strategies or orientation plans.
Assist the Nurse Manager with unit-based quality improvement initiatives, including nursing-sensitive indicators, core measures, regulatory requirements, data collection and analysis, and action-plan development.
Help identify, provide, and maintain staff education and requirements, including in-services and yearly competencies.
Advocate for shared leadership and participate in unit-based and organizational shared leadership activities, councils, and committees.
Collaborate with the Nurse Manager to prepare annual staff evaluations.
Ensure compliance with New York State Department of Health and Joint Commission requirements.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and hold staff accountable for customer service; participate in efforts to improve customer satisfaction.
Recognize performance improvement opportunities, collect and assess data, and develop, implement, and evaluate performance improvement plans.
Participate in departmental and hospital-wide process and outcome improvement activities.
Maintain and improve professional knowledge and development, foster employee development, and comply with licensure and certification requirements.
Complete projects and assignments within expected time frames and expectations.