Associate Director Nursing, RN - Harlem Health Center – Days – Full-time

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

1d•$127,044 - $190,565

About The Position

The Associate Director of Nursing manages and oversees nursing practice for assigned clinical areas. The role is responsible for strategic planning for program operations, personnel management, annual goals and objectives, fiscal targets, nursing schedules, service efficiency, physician satisfaction, patient safety goals, regulatory survey preparation, specialized training, and continuing education. The Associate Director serves as a liaison to other clinical services and ensures personnel matters comply with contractual agreements while supporting positive employee-management relationships. Working in collaboration with nursing and physician leadership, the Associate Director helps maintain high standards of patient care and responsiveness to patient, family, and organizational needs. The position develops and implements mechanisms for collaboration among nurses, clinical staff, physicians, and other practitioners. It also oversees patient experience, quality and safety, service-line operations, administration, and professional development.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing.
Master’s degree in nursing or a health-related specialty.
Three to five years minimum of demonstrated clinical and administrative expertise in the assigned area of nursing practice.
Licensed as a registered nurse in New York State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Professional board certification in leadership and/or a clinical specialty.

Responsibilities

Lead nursing practice using Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing principles to promote a positive patient experience.
Demonstrate and promote Purposeful Hourly Rounding; validate staff rounding, assess manager competency, and provide feedback.
Analyze patient experience and staff engagement feedback, develop action plans with leaders and care teams, and follow up on patient concerns with service recovery as needed.
Design and lead a safe, therapeutic, efficient, patient-centered care environment.
Investigate practice and operational variances, participate in root-cause analysis, and implement corrective action plans.
Promote reporting of errors and near misses and lead interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts using high-reliability principles.
Communicate unit progress and quality and safety metrics; respond to hazards and practice gaps; monitor clinical documentation and required competencies.
Coach nursing managers in safety escalation and compliance with institutional policies and regulatory standards; support interdisciplinary relationships, peer review, nursing research, and innovation.
Implement departmental mission, vision, goals, and objectives across clinical services and patient care units.
Provide administrative oversight of staffing, support services, interdisciplinary collaboration, resources, and financial viability.
Collaborate with nursing managers, physician dyads, and healthcare team members to develop cohesive unit leadership.
Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, including New York State Department of Health and The Joint Commission requirements.
Oversee round-the-clock patient care delivery, throughput, staffing, and operational processes.
Oversee unit or service-line budgets, capital equipment allocation, budget variances, overtime, and vacancies in accordance with financial goals.
Oversee position control and recruitment and retention of qualified staff; maintain patient and employee confidentiality; monitor nursing equipment and supplies.
Evaluate nursing managers and provide mentoring, coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed; conduct leadership meetings and recognize staff contributions.
Facilitate organizational change and shared decision-making through shared governance, just culture, staff engagement, practice councils, and departmental initiatives.
Interpret and implement collective bargaining agreements and ensure compliance with union contracts.
Represent nursing on hospital-wide committees and serve as Administrator on Call when assigned.
Support an environment of care for colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members; advance clinical and leadership competence and promote nursing professionalism.
Support ethical decision-making, scholarship, lifelong learning, innovation, specialty practice councils, and nursing department committees.
Acquire and share knowledge relevant to the role, patient population, specialty, and health community; serve as a role model and preceptor for leaders, staff, and students.
Establish systems supporting evidence-based care decisions, safe and efficient patient throughput, and access to resources; contribute to nursing through professional organizations.