Assistant Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical - Mount Sinai Morningside - Full Time (11am-9pm)

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

50d•$132,411 - $153,840•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager 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 Clinical Nurse Manager. The role provides clinical and administrative oversight for patient care, staffing, resources, quality and safety, and unit operations. It supports Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing models, promotes professional development and shared decision-making, and ensures compliance with applicable institutional and regulatory standards.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing is required; the posting also states BSN required from AHA.
At least 3 years of acute care clinical nursing experience.
Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.
Relevant clinical competence in the assigned area of nursing practice.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing or a health-related field preferred.
Charge Nurse or supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead nursing practice according to the Professional Practice Model of Relationship Centered Care and the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing.
Model, integrate, assess, and validate staff practices in Purposeful Hourly Rounding; provide feedback and round on patients daily Monday through Friday.
Communicate patient experience and staff engagement information, develop and implement action plans, collaborate with physician dyads, and address patient concerns through timely follow-up and service recovery.
Model Relationship Centered Care practices, including admission welcome, bedside shift report, HELP, AM/PM care, five-minute sit-downs, medication review, discharge wrap-up, and MD/RN unit collaboration.
Huddle with staff at the start of each shift to identify high-risk patients and communicate concerns to nursing leadership.
Interpret patient experience scores and benchmarks, keep staff informed, and empower staff to use evidence-based practices informed by patients’ values and needs.
Lead a safe, therapeutic, efficient, and patient-centered care environment; investigate practice or operational variances, participate in root cause analysis, and implement corrective action plans.
Promote reporting of errors and near misses, lead interdisciplinary quality improvement using high-reliability principles, and review quality and safety metrics and compliance with staff.
Address safety hazards and gaps in best practice through the institutional chain of command; monitor clinical documentation and information technology processes.
Lead staff participation in quality, safety, and compliance initiatives and maintain evaluation of staff competencies.
Support departmental mission, vision, goals, and objectives; oversee staffing, support services, interdisciplinary collaboration, resources, and financial viability.
Collaborate with physician dyads and the healthcare team to promote patient care and regulatory standards, and maintain compliance with New York State Department of Health and Joint Commission requirements.
Oversee 24-hour patient care delivery, throughput, staffing, and unit processes.
Prepare, implement, and monitor unit budgets, capital equipment allocation, budget variances, overtime, and vacancies in accordance with financial goals.
Manage established positions and recruitment and retention; maintain patient and employee confidentiality.
Evaluate staff performance and mentor, coach, counsel, and discipline staff as needed; monitor nursing equipment and supplies.
Conduct regular staff meetings and recognize staff contributions to quality, safety, compliance, and unit successes.
Facilitate organizational change and lead shared decision-making through shared governance, just culture, practice councils, meetings, and initiatives.
Interpret and implement collective bargaining agreements and respond to assignment protests as required.
Foster clinical excellence, professional development, ethical decision-making, scholarship, lifelong learning, and evidence-based practice.
Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for new leadership staff and students, participate in committees and professional organizations, and disseminate knowledge relevant to the role and clinical specialty.