Manager, Patient Care- Med Surg/Tele -Contract - FlexStaff

Northwell HealthNew York, NY
Onsite

About The Position

Under the leadership of the Patient Care Director, the Manager Patient Care (PC) has 24/7 fiscal, clinical and operational accountability. The Nurse Manager is responsible for a direct care unit or units within Northwell Health. Utilizing the nursing process, the manager is responsible for creating a safe, healthy work environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and family centered care in a healing milieu. The manager fosters a culture where highly engaged interdisciplinary team members are able to contribute to optimal patient outcomes and to grow professionally.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree
  • Bachelors or Master’s degree must be in nursing
  • Current NY license as a Registered Professional Nurse
  • At least 5 years nursing experience with Evidence of leadership mastery at the Assistant Manager level or equivalent such as charge RN, team lead, council chair, project manager, or above.

Nice To Haves

  • Master’s preferred

Responsibilities

  • Executes the strategic plan through effective communication with all team members.
  • Builds relationships centered on trust, respect, and inclusion among colleagues, customers, patients, and their families.
  • Upholds Culture of C.A.R.E., Northwell Health’s promise to our patients and families, to create a culture of connectedness, awareness, respect and empathy.
  • Recruits, manages performance, inspires, and motivates team members by modeling leadership behaviors that embody Northwell's mission, vision, and values, ensuring that patient care delivery plans align with top-level outcomes.
  • Collaborates with team members across the organization to improve quality, patient-centered care through the use of best practices.
  • Acts as a champion for a just culture, where staff feel safe to utilize the tools in TeamSTEPPS.
  • Makes employee engagement for the unit a priority, developing goals and action plans that support team pride, inclusion, and empowerment.
  • Serves as a professional role model for team members, promoting standards of professional practice and behavior, while inspiring clinical staff in the pursuit of continuing education.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge about population health, professionalism, and legislation involving healthcare in order to effectuate change and transform care.
  • Implements strategies to meet the needs of the unit that are based on scope and standards of practice and align with the organization's care delivery model.
  • Fosters a culture whereby the front-line staff are participants in changes that impact practice.
  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge and competencies of the business needs for day-to-day operations in the areas of oversight; managing the units’ salary and other than salary expenses within the predetermined budget and implementing action plans when variances present.
  • Mentors and educates the care team related to budget, service excellence, Human Resource management, Information Technology, Risk and Quality Management.
  • Performs related duties as required.
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