Nurse Manager - Clinical ALERT Team
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 all facets of nursing practice and performance in those areas and for meeting organizational goals and targets. It fosters excellence in patient and family service, staff growth and development, quality nursing care, and staff engagement and satisfaction. The Nurse Manager advances the organization’s mission to serve, teach, and discover; collaborates with interdisciplinary teams; and promotes inclusive, productive work and care environments. The position oversees departmental leadership and personnel performance, participates in strategic and budget planning, uses labor and other data to guide staffing and care delivery, and supports regulatory compliance, shared governance, quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice.
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 related to 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, efficiency, and shared goals.
- Promote positive, productive, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work and care environments; engage and recognize staff.
- Demonstrate ongoing professional growth and development.
- Interview, hire, develop, and evaluate departmental leadership from orientation through termination, as necessary, according to established standards.
- Evaluate personnel performance fairly and transparently.
- Provide visible, accessible leadership and communicate effectively in support of staff and leadership.
- Participate in strategic financial planning and use data to make recommendations to senior leadership.
- Establish operational and capital budgets with clinical leaders, monitor expenses in relation to patient volume and other indicators, evaluate outcomes, and make adjustments as needed.
- Use labor productivity data to coordinate care delivery, plan and evaluate staffing patterns and discharge or volume targets, and assist clinical leaders with staffing validation.
- Hold self and others accountable for exemplary, cost-efficient care.
- Coordinate and facilitate service and interdisciplinary teamwork, role-model service standards, and lead the healthcare 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 guide practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics.
- Participate in and encourage staff involvement in nursing research and evidence-based practice.
- Ensure staff maintain required licenses, certifications, and completion of mandated learning and content.
- Foster high-reliability concepts within the unit and organization.
- Communicate clearly and with integrity to build stakeholder trust.
- Foster inquiry, innovation, and transformation with a future-focused perspective.
- Lead and support the development of new 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.
- Employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
