Nurse Manager

Sun River Health•Poughkeepsie, NY

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About The Position

Sun River Health is seeking a full-time Nurse Manager for its Poughkeepsie Partnership and Manchester sites. The Nurse Manager provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit or authorized community health center site in support of medical care, following medical staff direction and Sun River Health objectives and policies. The role oversees clinical quality and operations, supports staff development and performance management, and provides direct patient care as needed. The Nurse Manager works with site leadership to review quality data, identify improvement strategies, promote patient safety and satisfaction, and ensure staff follow workflows, documentation requirements, and organizational procedures. The position also oversees laboratory operations, clinical competencies, onboarding requirements, audits, and patient follow-up. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, nursing management experience, New York State RN licensure, and CPR/BLS certification.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Nursing management experience.
Registered Nurse licensure in New York State.
CPR/BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide patient education based on patients’ needs and preferences and document it in the medical record.
Attend mandated training and demonstrate competence in nursing procedures, including relevant laboratory procedures.
Ensure clinical staff understand and follow workflows and EHR documentation requirements consistent with Sun River Health quality standards.
Review site quality data monthly and lead improvement strategies with site leadership to promote quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.
Ensure site champions are identified for core quality initiatives and that related workflows and documentation systems are understood and followed.
Ensure implementation and adherence to standard procedures and workflows, including medication management, pre-visit planning, team huddles, nursing quality logs, exam room readiness, and ordering and storage of supplies and equipment.
Oversee laboratory operations and continuously review in-house lab test quality-control and maintenance logs.
Assess and improve quality of care through regular record audits.
Collaborate with site leadership to develop and lead quality, safety, and patient-satisfaction initiatives.
Participate in Grand Rounds.
Review decontamination and sterilization processes and related processing and maintenance logs, sharing responsibility for compliance with standards.
Conduct monthly component meetings with the clinical support team to review organizational priorities, including quality, safety, patient satisfaction, and updates or initiatives.
Monitor and facilitate patient follow-up, including test results and missed appointments.
Provide age-appropriate and culturally sensitive care, using medical interpreters when indicated.
Perform RN direct-care duties, including obtaining health histories, preparing equipment, assisting practitioners during examinations and treatment, documenting in medical records, and assessing and triaging patients as needed.
Complete annual clinical competencies for nurses and medical assistants.
Ensure newly hired staff complete onboarding requirements.
Participate in interviewing, hiring decisions, staff training, performance reviews, and progressive discipline as needed.
Conduct monthly quality health standard audits of assigned units.
Perform other duties as assigned on an as-needed basis.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and disability coverage
Retirement savings plan
Commuter and transit benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Employee discount program
Professional development opportunities
Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees and job-related coursework
Potential eligibility for federal and state loan repayment or loan forgiveness programs, including HRSA and NHSC programs