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 - Washington Street site. The Nurse Manager provides professional nursing care to patients in an assigned unit or authorized community health center site, supporting medical care as directed by medical staff and in accordance with Sun River Health’s objectives and policies. The role also provides clinical and operational leadership, including staff hiring, training, performance reviews, quality audits, and implementation of organizational workflows and standards.

Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, non-profit health center serving communities across several New York counties. Its mission is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and improve community health, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education in accordance with patients’ needs and preferences, and document education in the medical record.
• Attend required training and demonstrate competence in nursing procedures, including relevant laboratory procedures.
• Ensure clinical staff understand and follow workflows and EHR documentation requirements in accordance with Sun River Health quality standards.
• Review site quality data monthly and collaborate with site leadership to identify and lead improvement strategies for 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.
• Implement and monitor standard procedures and workflows, including medication management, pre-visit planning, team huddles, nursing quality logs, exam room readiness, and ordering and storing supplies and equipment.
• Oversee laboratory operations and regularly review in-house laboratory test quality-control and maintenance logs.
• Assess and improve quality of care through regular medical-record audits.
• Collaborate with site leadership to develop and lead quality, safety, and patient-satisfaction initiatives.
• Participate in Grand Rounds.
• Understand decontamination and sterilization processes and regularly review processing and maintenance logs; share responsibility for compliance with standards at sites with dental services.
• Conduct monthly meetings with clinical support teams to review organizational priorities, 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, and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
• Perform RN patient-care duties, including taking health histories, preparing equipment, assisting practitioners during examinations and treatments, documenting care, 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 interviews, make hiring decisions, train staff on policies and procedures, conduct performance reviews, and apply progressive discipline guidelines as needed.
• Conduct monthly quality health-standard audits of assigned units.
• Perform other duties as assigned as needed.

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 and career advancement opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible job-related coursework
• Potential access to eligible federal and state loan repayment or loan forgiveness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager