Unit Leader - Emergency Department - Full Time Nights

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 84,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is seeking an experienced Unit Leader for the Emergency Services department in White Plains, NY. The role supports bedside nurses to deliver safe patient care and collaborates with the Nurse Manager to lead the unit.

You will model professional practice, coach staff, lead quality initiatives, and ensure adherence to standards. Strong communication, time management, and budgeting skills are required to excel in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BSN required; 1-3 years of unit clinical experience preferred.
• Prior management/leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to function as staff RN.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Planning, organizing and attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving, judgment and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership on the nursing unit alongside Nurse Manager.
• Ensure quality, safe patient care aligned with standards.
• Coordinate with physicians and health-care team to deliver optimum care for patients.
• Mentor and coach staff; support performance improvement initiatives.
• Maintain unit budget and allocate resources.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Attention to Detail

Planning & Organizing

Problem-Solving

Education

BSN

Job description

City/State: White Plains, New York Department: Emergency Services Ed General Emergency Work Shift: Night Work Days: MON-FRI, ALTERNATING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS Scheduled Hours: 7 PM-7:15 AM Hours Per Pay Period: 77.5 Pay Rate/Range: $60.90 - $78.30 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary

The Unit Leader plays a key role in supporting the bedside nurse to provide safe patient care and to achieve organizational, departmental, and individual goals. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager the Unit Leader incorporates leadership and communication skills to be an effective change agent on the unit. Supporting the mission of WPH and the nursing division, the Unit Leader acts a role model demonstrating sound time management, conflict resolution, and delegation skills. The Unit Leader acts as a liaison between management, staff, physicians, patients and families, ancillary staff, and other departments. The Unit Leader leads by example and holds staff accountable to provide safe patient care and a high level of patient satisfaction.

Essential Functions

In collaboration with the Nurse Manager & Asst. Nurse Manager, the Unit Leader: Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors Assures that quality, safe patient care and clinical services are rendered in accordance with established hospital, regulatory agency, and nursing evidence-based standards Is positive role model for the nursing profession and can demonstrate through exemplars evidence of coaching, mentoring, problem-solving, and acting a resource person for staff and peers on all shifts Identifies, develops, implements, and monitors unit-based quality and Performance Improvement initiatives to provide quantifiable evidence of progression toward the success and outcome of unit-based goals Provides flexibility with scheduling self in accordance with the Nurse Manager and Assistant Nurse Manager to provide clinical leadership on the nursing units or to meet unit-based needs Adheres to the unit-based budget and provides nursing staff and resources in accordance with budgetary guidelines Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team to assure delivery of optimum, age-appropriate patient care Identifies and implements nursing evidence-based and/or best practices to develop Nursing Standards and protocols for the delivery of optimum patient care Participates clinically in patient care and accepts patient care assignments as required for the delivery of safe, optimum patient care Insures that unit-based professional and non-professional staff participate in continuing education activities, nursing shared governance, maintenance of organization-required annual competencies, and adherence to organizational policies and procedures Participates in task forces, committees, or projects as assigned Maintains a continuous safe patient care and work environment in accordance with requirements of accrediting and regulatory agencies Participates in interdisciplinary collaboration based on theoretical concepts of team building and team participation and can provide quantifiable evidence and exemplars of the success of that collaboration Demonstrates mastery of customer service skills, including patient rounding and monitoring of outcomes through successful and maintained patient satisfaction scores that surpass nationally-benchmarked scores Identifies and creates action plans with quantifiable measurement and outcomes to correct deficiencies in patient and nursing satisfaction Is a positive change agent on the unit and supports all organization-based initiatives and projects Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

BSN Required 1-3 years 2 years previous clinical experience in area of unit concentration preferred Required Previous management/leadership experience preferred Ability to function as staff RN Demonstrates excellence in clinical skills Teamwork & Adaptability Acts as a Professional Role Model Assessment Skills Excellent Communication Skills (both verbal and written) Attention to Detail Planning & Organizing Sound Problem-Solving, Judgment and Decision-Making Skills Stress Tolerance Must be able to work in environment with continuous interruptions Must be able to assess and respond to rapidly changing situational needs of patients, department and hospital Must be able to adapt in a high stress and fast-paced environment with multiple interruptions Must be able to detect sounds and respond to emergency sounds/signals at all times Must be able to constantly operate computer, equipment and other devices Position requires ability to concentrate on fine detail with interruptions and attend to tasks for more than sixty (60) minutes at a time. Individual must be able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts and remember multiple tasks given during the course of a day.

Registered Nurse New York - New York State Board of Nursing Upon Hire Required and BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association Upon Hire Required ACLS certification is required for all RNs, except for NICU & Operating Room RNs. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months. PALS certification is required for all RNs working in the PACU, 5I Pediatrics, Emergency Department, Armonk Urgent Care, Ambulatory Surgery and 226 Ambulatory Surgery Center. All newly hired, inexperienced nurses must receive this certification within 12 months. All newly hired, experienced nurses must receive this certification within 6 months. NRP certification is required for all RNs working in the Mother-Baby unit, Labor & Delivery and NICU. All newly hired nurses to the NICU, L&D and the Mother-Baby unit must receive this certification within 6 months.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchner, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.