Nurse Manager:D5N- Neurosciences and Epilepsy Monit

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

10d • $116,823 - $186,917

About The Position

The Nurse Manager has 24-hour responsibility, accountability, and authority for managing resources within the defined patient care area(s). The Nurse Manager uses a patient care framework that includes Total Quality Management, Shared Governance, and Primary Nursing to assure patient care. The role uses organizational resources and leadership behaviors to empower staff to deliver excellent patient care. In the absence of the Patient Care Service Director, the Nurse Manager assumes the responsibilities outlined in the Patient Care Service Director Job Description.

This position is in the Neurosciences & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) - D5N and works the day shift. The role may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA Protected Health Information, and requires workforce members to follow need-to-know and minimum-necessary access principles and protect information from unauthorized access and modification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Previous experience managing teams with diverse skills and roles.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the team, manage resources, and empower staff to provide excellent patient care.
• RN registered nurse state licensure and/or compact state licensure upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provides proactive administrative and staff support in a patient-centered environment.
• Promotes center strategies that provide excellence in patient care.
• Coordinates communication flow to maintain optimal unit and department operations.
• Advocates for patients, families, and staff.
• Supports lifelong learning by using the organization’s established empowerment process.
• Promotes fiscally responsible financial planning linked to center goals.
• Mentors and consults with staff, incorporating the organization’s mission, vision, and values to enhance patient satisfaction by anticipating and exceeding patients’ needs.
• Manages resources within the defined patient care area(s) and assumes the Patient Care Service Director’s responsibilities in that director’s absence.

What This Job Offers

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