Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery, Day Shift
About The Position
The Nurse Manager provides clinical leadership and management of designated care areas on a 24-hour basis, consistent with NYU Langone Health’s philosophy, goals, and mission. The role is accountable for nursing practice and performance in the assigned areas and for meeting organizational goals and targets. The Nurse Manager fosters excellence in patient and family service, staff growth and development, quality nursing care, and staff engagement and satisfaction. The role works with interprofessional teams, leads and develops staff, oversees budgets and staffing, supports evidence-based practice and research, and uses data to advance quality, safety, patient experience, productivity, and nursing outcomes. It also supports compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements and helps develop and implement nursing and organizational policies.
Requirements
- Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State.
- Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
- Master’s degree in nursing.
- At least three years of pertinent clinical practice.
- Nursing leadership certification required upon eligibility.
- Ability to apply the nursing process in an organized manner to achieve specific outcomes addressing patient and family satisfaction and quality indicators.
- Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- One to two years of leadership or supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Foster a culture aligned with NYU’s mission to serve, teach, and discover.
- Collaborate with interprofessional teams to promote quality, patient experience, and efficiency, and build productive relationships across disciplines.
- Promote a positive work and care environment grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and engage and recognize staff.
- Pursue ongoing professional growth and development.
- Interview, hire, develop, and evaluate departmental leadership from orientation through termination, as needed, according to established standards.
- Evaluate personnel performance fairly and transparently.
- Model visibility, accessibility, effective communication, advocacy, and support for staff and leadership.
- Participate in strategic financial planning; establish operational and capital budgets with clinical leaders, monitor expenses against patient volume and other indicators, evaluate outcomes, and make adjustments as needed.
- Use labor productivity data to coordinate care delivery and plan and evaluate staffing patterns, discharges, and volume targets.
- Hold self and others accountable for exemplary, cost-efficient care.
- Coordinate activities that promote service and interdisciplinary teamwork; model service standards and lead the health care team respectfully.
- Design, implement, and evaluate programs and activities to ensure compliance with accreditation, regulatory, service, and organizational, local, state, and federal standards and policies.
- Participate in developing, approving, and implementing nursing and organizational policies, incorporating shared governance.
- Collect, analyze, and use data to drive practice changes integrating quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity measures.
- Participate in and encourage staff involvement in nursing research and evidence-based practice.
- Ensure staff maintain required licenses, certifications, and mandated learning and content.
- Foster high-reliability concepts within the unit and organization.
- Communicate clearly and with integrity to build trust with stakeholders.
- Foster inquiry, innovation, and transformation, with a focus on the future.
- Lead and support the development of insights, innovative designs, and programs or processes for complex situations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
- Financial security benefits.
- Generous time-off program.
- Employee resource groups for peer support.
- Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
