ASSTISTANT NURSE MANAGER - 17th Street

The Institute for Family Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for Family Health in New York, NY seeks an Assistant Nurse Manager to oversee clinical care in a designated area, ensuring safe patient outcomes in a patient-centered environment. This role includes leadership and supervision of nursing staff and provides coverage in the Nurse Manager's absence.

Responsibilities include coordinating care, leading team meetings, and ensuring adherence to NYS nursing standards while supporting the Nurse Manager. Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred.

Qualifications

• Implements patient care activities in conjunction with the Nurse Manager and healthcare team
• Assists in evaluating quality and effectiveness of nursing care and suggests improvements
• Monitors unit supplies, technology and equipment
• Ensures staff are informed of developments and participates in planning
• Coordinates leadership and care team meetings; maintains meeting minutes
• Coordinates ER referrals
• Records and interprets client responses; collaborates with health team
• Reads and implements current nursing policies and standards
• Participates in performance improvement activities
• Assists in hiring, termination and evaluation of employees in Nurse Manager's absence

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care in a designated area
• Leads and coordinates care team and line staff under Nurse Manager
• Manages staffing, policies, and patient flow to ensure safe outcomes
• Facilitates meetings, documents outcomes, and communicates results
• Coordinates emergency referrals and partners with the health team in Family Practice

Skills

Nursing leadership

Patient care coordination

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

BS in Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Brief Description

The Assistant Nurse Manager is a registered nurse with accountability for clinical care of a designated patient care service area. Responsible for Assessing, identifying, planning, implementing, and evaluating the processes, technology, personnel, and facility needs required to achieve patient outcomes safely in a patient centered environment. The Assistant Nurse Manager will also assume the role of Nurse Manager in her absence will assist the Nurse Manager in providing leadership and supervision to the Nursing staff.

Requirements

• Implements patient care activities in conjunction with the Nurse Manager and members of the healthcare team
• Assists in the evaluation of quality and effectiveness of nursing care administered to patients, and makes recommendations for improvement to the Nurse Manager
• Monitors selection and use of unit supplies, technology and equipment
• Assures that all unit staff are informed of medical centers developments and participates with the patient care area planning and problem solving
• Conducts /facilitates leadership and care team meetings, demonstrates ability to achieve meeting outcomes. Maintains records of minutes
• Coordinates ER referrals
• Records, reports and interprets client responses and collaborates with appropriate members of the health team in the Family Practice
• Reads and implements current nursing policies and standards written in nursing literature
• Participates in the departments performance improvement activities
• Assumes responsibilities in the absence of the Nurse Manager, including hiring, termination and evaluation of employees

Qualifications

• BS in Nursing or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in clinical setting (ambulatory care setting a plus)
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred
• Licensed Registered Nurse in New York State
• Current BCLS
• Current Infection Control
• Current Child Abuse Certificate

Equal Employment Opportunity /Affirmative Action

The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required, however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.

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