Nurse Manager

Sun River Health • Poughkeepsie, NY

12d • $112,253 - $121,140

About The Position

Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, non-profit health center providing comprehensive primary, preventive, and behavioral health services, particularly to underserved and vulnerable communities. The Nurse Manager is a full-time position serving the Poughkeepsie Partnership and Manchester sites. The role provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit or authorized community health center site in support of medical care and Sun River Health’s objectives and policies.

The Nurse Manager oversees clinical quality and site operations, including staff training, performance reviews, hiring participation, monthly quality audits, laboratory oversight, and implementation of organizational procedures and workflows. The position also provides direct registered-nurse patient care, supports patient follow-up, and works with site leadership to improve quality, safety, and patient satisfaction. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Provide patient education based on patient 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 in accordance with Sun River Health quality standards.
• Review site quality data monthly and develop and lead improvement strategies with the site leadership team.
• Ensure site champions are identified for core quality initiatives and systems, and that workflows and documentation processes are understood and followed.
• Implement and oversee standard procedures and workflows, including medication management, pre-visit planning, team huddles, nursing quality logs, exam room readiness, and supply and equipment ordering and storage.
• Oversee laboratory operations and regularly review in-house laboratory quality-control and maintenance logs.
• Assess and improve quality of care through regular record audits.
• Develop and lead initiatives with site leadership to improve quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in Grand Rounds.
• Review decontamination and sterilization processing and maintenance logs and share responsibility for compliance with standards.
• 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, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and using medical interpreters when indicated.
• Perform direct RN patient care, including obtaining health histories, preparing equipment, assisting practitioners during examinations and treatment, documenting in patient 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 the interview process, make hiring decisions, train staff on policies and procedures, conduct performance reviews, and follow progressive discipline guidelines as needed.
• Conduct monthly quality health-standard audits of assigned units.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Benefits

• $2,700 sign-on bonus, subject to terms and conditions.
• 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 employees’ job-related coursework at accredited institutions.
• Eligible employees may have access to federal and state loan repayment or loan forgiveness programs, including HRSA and NHSC programs.

What This Job Offers

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