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

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

2d•$127,044 - $190,565

About The Position

The Associate Director of Nursing manages and oversees nursing practice for assigned clinical areas. The role has responsibility for strategic planning for program operations, personnel management, annual goals and objectives, and fiscal targets. The Associate Director serves as a liaison to other clinical services, ensures personnel matters comply with contractual agreements, and supports positive employee-management relationships. Responsibilities include managing nursing schedules, operating room case flow where applicable, service efficiency, and physician satisfaction, as well as achieving patient safety goals, preparing for regulatory surveys, and overseeing specialized training and continuing education. Working with nursing and physician leadership, the Associate Director ensures the service maintains high standards of patient care and responds to the needs of patients, families, and the organization. The role develops and implements mechanisms for collaboration among nurses, clinical staff, physicians, and other practitioners. The position leads patient-experience, quality-and-safety, operations-and-administration, and professional-development efforts. This includes promoting Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing, overseeing quality improvement and regulatory compliance, managing staffing and budgets, coaching nursing leaders, supporting shared governance and professional development, and serving as Administrator on Call when assigned.

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.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Professional board certification in leadership and/or a clinical specialty; issuing agency: New York State.

Responsibilities

Lead nursing practice using Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing to promote the patient experience.
Demonstrate and promote Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR), verify that staff round hourly, validate nursing managers’ PHR competency, and provide feedback.
Review patient-experience and staff-engagement feedback, develop and implement action plans, address patient concerns, provide service recovery, and escalate concerns as appropriate.
Lead a safe, therapeutic, efficient, patient-centered care environment and participate in root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
Promote error and near-miss reporting, lead interdisciplinary quality-improvement teams, communicate quality and safety performance, and address safety hazards through the institutional chain of command.
Monitor clinical documentation and information technology infrastructure, lead staff participation in quality, safety, and compliance initiatives, and ensure required staff competency evaluations are maintained.
Coach nursing managers on escalation of safety hazards and compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory policies and standards.
Support implementation of departmental mission, vision, goals, and objectives and provide administrative oversight of assigned service lines, departments, or units.
Collaborate with nursing managers, physician dyads, and healthcare team members to develop cohesive unit leadership.
Maintain compliance with regulatory mandates, including New York State Department of Health and The Joint Commission requirements.
Oversee 24-hour patient-care delivery, patient throughput, staffing, and operational processes.
Oversee unit or service-line budgets, capital equipment allocation, budget variances, overtime, and vacancies in accordance with organizational financial goals.
Oversee position control, recruitment, and retention of qualified staff; maintain confidentiality; and monitor nursing equipment and supplies.
Evaluate nursing manager performance and mentor, coach, counsel, or discipline staff as needed.
Conduct leadership meetings and recognize staff and manager participation and success in quality, safety, and compliance initiatives.
Facilitate organizational change and lead shared decision-making, shared governance, just culture, and staff engagement initiatives.
Interpret and implement collective bargaining agreements and enforce union-contract compliance.
Represent nursing on hospital-wide committees and serve as Administrator on Call as assigned.
Develop an environment of care that supports clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Advance clinical and leadership competence, foster professional nursing practice, and support ethical decision-making.
Encourage scholarship, inquiry, lifelong learning, and innovation; support specialty practice councils, committees, and unit initiatives.
Acquire and disseminate knowledge relevant to the role, patient population, specialty, and health-community needs; serve as a role model and preceptor for leaders, staff, and students.
Establish systems supporting best-practice care decisions, safe and efficient patient throughput, and access to unit resources.
Incorporate research and evidence-based practice into the care environment and contribute to nursing through leadership and professional organizations.