Nurse Education Manager - Nurse Residency Program - Mount Sinai Morningside - Full Time - Day Shift

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

About The Position

The Nurse Education Manager is an advanced role responsible for managing, assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating clinical and educational activities, including orientation, staff development, and competency assessments. The role supports nursing practice grounded in Relationship Centered Care and Modified Primary Nursing, with Purposeful Hourly Rounding, and promotes a safe, effective, patient-centered care environment. The manager oversees educational programs, staff competencies, budgets and equipment allocation, educational records, and performance improvement. The position also contributes to nursing leadership, staff recruitment and retention, shared governance, quality and safety initiatives, and the development of evidence-based practice. The manager serves as a resource, educator, facilitator, coach, and professional role model for staff, students, and new leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
Master’s degree in nursing or a related healthcare field, with experience in nursing education and/or nursing leadership; candidates enrolled in a graduate program may be considered if they have a close graduation date committed.
Current New York State registered nurse license and registration.
BCLS certification from the American Heart Association.
All American Heart Association cardiac life support certifications relevant to the assignment.
Demonstrated competence and progressive experience in education and management/administration and the assigned clinical specialty.
Meet regulatory, licensure, and annual health assessment requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing education.
Professional board certification in a clinical specialty or staff development is recommended.

Responsibilities

Lead nursing practice using the Professional Practice Model of Relationship Centered Care and the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing to promote a positive patient experience.
Model Purposeful Hourly Rounding behaviors, integrate rounding into clinical activities, validate staff competency, and provide feedback.
Communicate patient-experience information to staff and the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team; collaborate with nursing and physician leaders, escalate concerns, and follow up on patient concerns.
Oversee budget development and implementation, including capital equipment allocation, and make recommendations aligned with financial goals.
Maintain and evaluate educational record-keeping and reporting systems; conduct and participate in meetings and research activities related to education, management, and clinical practice.
Apply age-specific knowledge and skills to patient care, including age-appropriate approaches and communication for neonates/infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Implement Relationship Centered Care, Modified Primary Nursing, and Purposeful Hourly Rounding; protect patient and employee confidentiality and meet mandatory education requirements.
Formulate departmental and program objectives in alignment with corporate policies and goals; participate in external consulting relationships and represent the organization or department on committees.
Contribute to evidence-based departmental policies and procedures and serve as a resource on nursing policies and procedures.
Participate in staff recruitment, retention, competency evaluation, performance reviews, performance improvement plans, probationary evaluations, and disciplinary processes.
Mentor, coach, counsel, and evaluate staff; recognize staff participation in quality and safety initiatives and facilitate organizational change.
Support shared governance, just culture, staff engagement, collective bargaining agreement implementation, and departmental and organizational goals.
Identify staff learning needs, use learning resources, develop educational programs, and evaluate their effectiveness at learner, department, and institutional levels.
Conduct educational needs assessments; select instructional strategies; create and maintain training manuals, references, web-based and multimedia instructional aids, and other materials.
Coordinate orientation plans and conduct orientation, in-service, competency, and cardiac life support programs; act as trainer, facilitator, consultant, and supervisor to orientees.
Promote clinical excellence, ethical decision-making, scholarship, lifelong learning, innovation, and the application of research and evidence-based practice.
Lead shared decision-making through practice councils, committees, and clinical service or unit initiatives; serve as a role model and preceptor for leadership staff and students.
Lead a safe, therapeutic, efficient patient-centered environment and interdisciplinary quality improvement teams using high-reliability principles.
Promote error and near-miss reporting, communicate quality and safety metrics, lead staff participation in quality and compliance initiatives, and participate in performance improvement activities.
Influence patient-care decisions, facilitate patient throughput, and serve as a clinical resource.
Contribute to nursing through leadership and participation in professional organizations.