Associate Dir. Nursing (Acute)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harlem Hospital Center, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, is seeking an Associate Director of Nursing to oversee nursing services and administrative operations during evening and night shifts. The role requires strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and collaboration with the nurse manager and executive team.

The position emphasizes staff management, patient care coordination, and participation in performance improvement initiatives across hospital departments.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration or related discipline with 3 years of nursing experience, 2 years in admin/supervisory roles.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with 4 years of nursing experience, 3 years in admin/supervisory roles.
• May require Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association; obtain within 60 days if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervisory/administrative coverage of Nursing Services during evening and night shifts.
• Coordinate patient care and clinical links between nurse manager and department direction during absences.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop programs to improve patient care and staff performance.
• Oversee staffing, performance improvement initiatives and monthly staff meetings.

Skills

Nursing Administration

Staff Management

Healthcare Leadership

Quality Improvement

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

Marketing Statement

Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, capable of treating the most seriously ill. Harlem provides over 90 specialized ambulatory care services, dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment.

Marketing Statement

Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, capable of treating the most seriously ill. Harlem provides over 90 specialized ambulatory care services, dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment.

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

The Associate Director of Nursing is an integral member of Nursing Services Administration. This is a management position that provides supervisory/administrative coverage of the department of nursing, other patient care areas and the hospital in general during evening and night shifts. Responsibilities require knowledge of hospital wide administrative as well as nursing policies and procedures. The Associate Director of Nursing duties include provision of managerial and clinical links between the nurse manager and department direction in their absence. Additionally, this position will include knowledge of the patient flow/throughput process as they assist physicians and staff in assigning admission and internal /external transfers. Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing or Chief Nurse Officer, he/ she assumes administrative responsibilities and clinical oversight for Patient Care Services. Responsibilities are carried out within the framework of the Hospital By-Laws, the Mission and Vision statements, policies and procedures, all regulatory (TJC, NYSDOH, NYCDOAH and professional organizational standards.

Summary Of Duties And Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Nursing will coordinate all patient care and operational activities in their respective departments.

Nursing Responsibilities

• Adheres to dress code in accordance with hospital expectations.
• Completes all annual education requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear hospital ID while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Promotes and communicates the mission, vision, values, ethics and goals of the organization.
• Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities
• Attend regular staff meetings and in-services.
• Promotes a positive and pleasant attitude conducive to the workplace, which promotes customer service, enhances, and furthers the hospital’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Patient Care Management/Unit Operations
• Responds to concerns or inquiries from patients and family members either by telephone or face to face.
• Uses discretion when honoring special requests from patients and families.
• Collaborates with other members of the leadership team in planning and developing programs to improve patient care and employee performance.
• Monitors employee performance relative to patient care and nursing practice, e.g. compliance to policy/procedures relative to patient care assignments and the related documentation, narcotic count, code cart assessment, medication administration and documentation, etc.
• Provides support, guidance and feedback to staff.
• Provides written anecdotes to the nurse manager or director related to feedback, appraisal of performance or corrective action.
• Facilitates staff participation in professional development and other activities offered during their shift.
• Identify and communicate identified staff needs for continuing education to the Education Director.
• Acts as a change agent with all nursing personnel.
• Assures a safe work environment for patient care.
• Assists in the preparation and implementation of all short and long-term departmental goals.
• Maintains contemporary nursing knowledge with education.
• Practices, promotes and assures established safety and infection control procedures and intervenes in the event of unsafe situations.
• Complies with, supports the code of conduct, and seeks guidance when in doubt.
• Assist physicians and staff in admission criteria for assigning admission status to patients (observation/admission)
• Makes frequent, purposeful rounds to assess the status of departments.
• Assesses the acuity of care across the units and adjusts staffing as needed.
• Evaluates staffing plan and ensures that staffing is adequate to meet patient care needs.
• Collaborates with peers and Nurse Managers in developing strategies to improve the patient experience.
• Meets frequently with peers (nursing leaders/personnel) in order to:
• Maintains open lines of communication.
• Strategizes resolutions to problems.
• Reviews/analyzes quality improvement data and monitor the effectiveness of any action plans.
• Assess/review the master staffing plan periodically for modification.
• Review customer service/patient satisfaction patterns.
• Develops and implements a staffing plan for shift based on patient acuity, patient census and available staff.
• Serves as a resource to staff for solving clinical problems.
• Assists staff to utilize staffing resources to meet patient care requirements and other professional responsibilities.
• Provides for immediate follow-up, documentation and communication of incidents to appropriate manager and director.
• Responds to all medical emergencies (Rapid Responses, Cardiac Arrests, MTP, etc.) to provide leadership support and oversight.
• Acts as a resource in identifying and/or solving administrative/operational problems-
• Anticipates actual/potential problems that may occur on their shift and set shift priorities accordingly.
• Works collaboratively with hospital staff to solve problems in a fair, consistent manner.
• Contacts for escalation representatives of departments not presently in the hospital for assistance with problem solving.
• Monitors compliance with regulatory, hospital and departmental policies as assigned.
• Documents compliance failures and notify the appropriate department leader.
• Maintains flexibility work with assignment and tour of duty.
• Participates in the development, review and implementation of hospital wide and departmental polices.
• Participates in the continual performance improvement process.
• Enhances own personal and professional development through attendance at internal and offsite educational offerings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and
• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing Administration or a related nursing discipline; and three (3) years of satisfactory nursing experience, two (2) years of which must have been in a responsible administrative or supervisory capacity, which may include managing a specific department or nursing unit within a hospital, overseeing patient care, staff management and the day-to-day operations of the department, as well as relevant clinical nursing experience in the area of nursing practice assigned; or
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing; and four (4) years of satisfactory nursing experience, three (3) years of which must have been in a responsible administrative or supervisory capacity described in 2 above.
• May require Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) depending on assignment/health care setting. If required, BLS must be obtained within sixty (60) calendar days of appointment to the title and maintained for the duration of the assignment.