Assistant Director, Nursing

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Sea View in Staten Island seeks a Nurse Administrator to lead nursing services under the Deputy or Associate Director of Nursing. The role involves planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care; ensuring alignment with ICARE values.

You will supervise Head Nurses, develop staffing plans, monitor budgets, participate in Performance Improvement, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to advance patient care.

Qualifications

• Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in New York State.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration, Education, Clinical Specialty, or equivalent; or BSN with supervisory/teaching exp.
• Equivalent education/experience; must be licensed and registered NYS nurse.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating nursing services.
• Supervise Head Nurse/Charge Nurse and coordinate staff performance evaluations.
• Develop staffing plans and ensure appropriate nursing unit staffing.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Coordination

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing Administration/Education/Clinical Specialty or equivalent

BSN (Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing)

Tools

EMR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a 304-bed long term care facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on an 88-acre landmark campus in Staten Island's lush Greenbelt, easily accessible from all points by car and bus. Sea View provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. The facility is also well-known for its long-term care

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a 304-bed long term care facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on an 88-acre landmark campus in Staten Island's lush Greenbelt, easily accessible from all points by car and bus. Sea View provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. The facility is also well-known for its long-term care Traumatic Brain Injury unit, the first of its kind in New York State. From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Sea View ranked #3 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026. It also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW: Under the direction of the Deputy or Associate Director of Nursing, assists with the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating of nursing services.

Essential Functions

• Assists in developing and implementing the mission, vision, value, philosophy, goals, objectives, policies and standard for Nursing Service.
• Directly responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Head Nurse/Charge Nurse and in coordinating the completion of employees’ performance evaluation per established criteria.
• Assists in developing and implementing a staffing plan and appropriate utilization of nursing personnel. Responsible for the staffing of assigned units.
• In collaboration with the Nursing leadership team, participates in planning, coordinating and evaluating nursing service and takes appropriate corrective actions and communicates any relevant information and problems to the Associate Director of the Service.
• Assists in the preparation of personnel, supply and equipment budget and in monitoring the expenditure for the Department of Nursing.
• Conducts regular meetings with Head Nurses/Charge Nurses and clinical staff; conducts regular unit rounds, observes staff performance according to established criteria and evaluates nursing care practices and procedures and takes appropriate corrective actions.
• Participates in Performance Improvement Program and research and utilize findings to improve patient care.
• Reviews occurrence reports, conducts investigations and follow up on patient/resident, family and/or staff complaints and takes appropriate actions.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide quality patient care. Represents Nursing at selected medical board and organizational-wide committees.
• Attends mandatory classes and other continuing education programs to enhance clinical and managerial skills and knowledge.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Nursing, participates in recruitment, selection promotion, retention, and placement of nursing personnel.
• Assists with the planning, organization and conduct of a nursing education program.
• Prepares and makes periodic and daily reports on administrative matters relating to staff and patient management.
• Participates in the direction and implementation of a quality assurance program for nursing.
• Attends and chairs regular staff meetings with nursing personnel.
• Assesses nursing services by making rounds, conducting chart review and evaluating patient care.
• Participates in Care planning process.
• Assumes other nursing duties as assigned.
• Collaborate with OPCC to serve as a liaison to assure participation in defined initiatives such as but not limited to: shared governance, nursing residency program., clinical ladder care experience task force and councils and committees as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed and currently registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3), below.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration, Education, Clinical Specialty or equivalent field and five years of satisfactory nursing experience, of which three years shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity; or a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and six years of satisfactory nursing experience, four years of which shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity.
• A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience. However, all candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State.

Department Preferences

• Experience in Long Term Care and knowledge of NYS and CMS regulations pertaining to skilled nursing facilities strongly preferred
• Previous clinical supervisory experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
• Strong computer skills including EMR and Microsoft Office suite