Assistant Nurse Manager ( RN )

Catholic Health Services; Plainedge (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to provide leadership and direction of patient care units in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. The role emphasizes standards, patient care delivery, and staff performance across a defined unit.

The position requires 5+ years of RN experience in acute care, NYS licensure, a Bachelor's in Nursing, and BLS/ACLS certifications, with prior leadership preferred. Salary ranges from USD 130,000 to 133,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years RN experience in acute care.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required.
• Licensed and registered as a nurse in New York State.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient care units under the Nurse Manager.
• Schedule and staff for optimal unit resources.
• Coordinate shift activities for quality nursing care.
• Oversee admissions, transfers, discharges with leadership.
• Counsel staff on practice standards and performance.
• Support education of health care providers during shifts.
• Participate in evaluations and staff development
• Implement action plans for improvements
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration for patient outcomes

Skills

RN experience

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Job description

Overview

At Catholic Health, our primary focus is the way we treat and serve our communities. We work collaboratively to provide compassionate care and utilize evidence based practice to improve outcomes – to every patient, every time.

We are committed to caring for Long Island. Be a part of our team of healthcare heroes and discover why Catholic Health was named Long Island’s Top Workplace.

Job Details

The Assistant Nurse Managerprovides for leadership and direction of the patient care units in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible and accountable for establishing and maintaining standards, the delivery of patient care, directing and facilitating work performance of all personnel on a defined patient care area and maximizes patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager in identifying, addressing, and utilizing available resources to meet the learning needs of professional and ancillary staff members.
• Assist the Nurse Manager with scheduling and staffing for optimal availability of resources.
• Coordinate unit activities for a given shift, by facilitating a stable and organized work environment through leadership, direction and delegation to provide and maintain quality nursing care.
• Assume responsibility for clinical operations of the unit for the designated shift, collaborating with nursing leadership for patient admission, transfer, and discharge activity.
• Guide, develop, and counsel staff regarding practice and performance standards.
• Serve as a support and resource for the education of health care providers as may occur during the designated shift.
• Participate with the Nurse Manager in completing performance evaluations, resolving personnel problems, counseling employees, patient experience, and regulatory agency preparedness patient’s needs and varying skill levels of staff members.
• Participate in the implementation of action plans and identifies new opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in facilitating a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 5+ years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience (preferred) in relevant acute care clinical setting
• Prior leadership experience preferred
• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
• Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in New York State
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required

Salary Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $133,000.00 /Yr.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.