School Based Nurse Manager

Denis Development•New York, NY

About The Position

The Nurse Manager is a registered nurse accountable for clinical care in a designated patient care service area. The role assesses, identifies, plans, implements, and evaluates the processes, technology, personnel, and facility needs required to achieve safe patient outcomes in a patient-centered environment. The Nurse Manager applies knowledge of human growth and development across the lifespan and guides care teams in identifying patient and family needs according to age, specific requirements, standards, and policies and procedures. The position supports care delivery in a school-based health center, including patient flow, provider assistance, nursing care, health education, clinical inventory, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, staff leadership, and care-area planning.

Requirements

Associate of Applied Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or equivalent; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
At least two years of nursing experience.
At least three years of experience in an ambulatory, medical-surgery, or emergency room setting is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to perform venipuncture and administer medications, including immunizations.
Demonstrated experience with telephone triage and diagnostic procedures.
Demonstrated ability to provide quality patient care and guide nursing staff.
Demonstrated ability to plan, make decisions, organize, and direct the work of others.
Demonstrated organizational, clinical, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to problem-solve using critical thinking.
Basic computer skills, including typing.
Licensed Registered Nurse in New York State.
Current BCLS certification.
Current Infection Control Certificate.
Current Child Abuse Certificate.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
At least three years of experience in an ambulatory, medical-surgery, or emergency room setting.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Assure effective patient flow within the health center for telephone contacts and walk-ins.
Assist providers with procedures, phone calls, referrals, and problem solving.
Provide nursing care and health education to patients.
Oversee maintenance of clinical inventory and forms.
Assist providers with diagnostic procedures and treatment regimens as needed.
Assess reports, customer surveys, evaluations, and other data to identify and plan process, technology, personnel, and facility needs for care delivery.
Communicate the care area's purpose and goals to the care team.
Interview, hire, terminate, discipline, and evaluate patient care staff.
Monitor the selection and use of health center supplies, technology, and equipment.
Collaboratively create an interdisciplinary health center-based quality improvement program, identify ways to improve patient care, teams, and services, and participate in the quality improvement process.
Achieve compliance with regulatory agency standards.
Ensure staff understand and comply with infection control mandates.
Keep health center staff informed of medical center developments and involve them in patient care area planning and problem solving.
Conduct or facilitate leadership and nursing meetings, achieve meeting outcomes, and maintain minutes.
Ensure assigned patient care providers' capabilities are congruent with patient and family health care needs.