Manager, Patient Care - L&D

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a skilled Nurse Manager to lead a patient care unit, ensuring high-quality, family-centered care and 24/7 operations.

The role drives staffing, budget management, regulatory compliance, and professional development, partnering with nursing leadership to advance clinical excellence and safe, compassionate care delivery.

Applicants will have a BSN, NY RN license, and 6–8 years nursing with 2–5 years leadership, plus EFM preferred; residency in NY is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (required).
• Masters in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages 24/7 team and patient care activities of a unit.
• Assists nursing leadership in strategic direction and plans.
• Communicates and guides team to achieve department objectives.
• Promotes high-quality, family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Manages staffing and budget; collaborates with HR.
• Provides direction to unit staff and supervisors.
• Facilitates performance reviews and career development.
• Ensures compliance with JC, CMS, NYS DOH, HIPAA and internal standards.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Employee development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

Manages and has 24/7 responsibility for the nursing practice, patient care delivery, human and fiscal resources, and regulatory compliance of a patient care unit. Maintains a professional environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and family centered care.

Job Responsibilities

1. Manages and has 24/7 responsibility for the team members, operations and patient care activities of a patient care unit.
2. Assists nursing leadership in setting strategic direction for key programs in alignment with organization mission, vision, and values and nursing strategic plan.
3. Communicates, builds consensus, and guides team toward achieving department objectives.
4. Promotes and maintains high quality patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
5. Creates a professional work environment that fosters team member respect, engagement, accountability and optimal patient outcomes.
6. Promotes appreciative inquiry and evidence-based, ethical and compassionate practice.
7. Acquires and manages staffing for patient care unit. Collaborates with HR for requirements.
8. Provides direction and guidance to patient care unit team members and supervisors.
9. Facilitates performance reviews, promotions, pay and corrective actions.
10. Serves as a role model for standards of professional practice (clinical, educational and leadership).
11. Assists in career development planning for team members.
12. Educates teams in new and existing department procedures and systems (information systems, fiscal responsibility, etc.).
13. Manages patient care unit budget. Monitors expenditures and implements action plans when variances are present.
14. Monitors performance metrics that support decision-making to achieve optimal performance levels.
15. Ensures adherence to the established care delivery model, using knowledge of scope and standards of practice.
16. Facilitates continual compliance for unit with the JC, CMS, New York State, DOH, Public Health Law, HIPPA regulations and System, hospital and department standards.
17. Demonstrates current knowledge of clinical competencies for patient population of oversight in order to manage direct patient care.
18. Maintains current knowledge of scope and standards of practice, healthcare legislation, and population health.
19. Identifies and leads opportunities to make changes to improve operations across teams using evidence-based strategies and solutions.
20. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing, required. Masters in Nursing preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required.
• Specialized certifications, as needed.
• 6-8 years of nursing experience and 2-5 years of leadership/management experience, required.
• Labor and Delivery RN experience preferred.
• EFM certification preferred.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).