Description
The Registerd Nurse (RN) Manager is responsible for the oversight of nursing operations throughout the Samuels Clinic. This includes, but is not limited to, the management of clinical nursing practice, staff recruitment, retention, labor relations, supply chain and budget, staffing, employee performance evaluation, quality improvement, staff education, medical records, internal and external regulatory and survey requirements.
The Nurse Manager collaborates with multiple professionals to support and coordinate the provision/management of patient care. Works closely with the Nursing Clinical Director, Physician Leader, and staff to ensure that the Service/Unit maintains the highest standards of patient care and is responsive to the needs of the patient & family and the organization.
Responsibilities
Clinical/Technical/Service
- Responsible to the Nursing Supervisor of the given division
- Functions in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, the current Federal and State
- Regulations governing the use and dispensing of methadone, the guidelines for patient care set by the Program’s Administration and the philosophy of the Patient Care Services Department of the hospital
- Maintains standards of nursing care and practice by supervising and evaluating nursing personnel
- Plans, directs, coordinates, evaluates and facilitates the delivery of nursing care through the creative utilization of professional nursing expertise
- Recognizes patient’s problems and participates in their resolution
- Contributes to the maintenance of a professional setting that allows for growth and development of patients and staff
- Participates in formulating, interpreting, and implementing nursing service programs
- Periodically reviews with nursing staff the maintenance of complete and accurate patientcare and narcotic records
- Participates in the orientation and evaluation of new nursing staff
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area
- Age Specific Competencies (Neonate/Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric)
- Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group
- Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment
- Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs
- Uses communication techniques which are age appropriate
Organizational/Managerial
- Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities
- Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information
- Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies
- Maintains a nursing unit in compliance with the regulations of New York State Department of
- Health and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
- Interprets the hospitals nursing policy and standards related to patient care in clinics
- Oversee the assignment/delegation of nursing functions and responsibilities in assigned clinics in the absence of the Head/Charge Nurse
- Supervises and evaluates nursing staff performance with the Charge Nurse and Nursing Supervisor
- Assists the Division Nursing Supervisor in monitoring nursing staff attendance and adherence to program policies
- Participates in counseling and disciplining of staff, when appropriate
- Monitors all security aspects of the medication process
- Reviews patient and narcotic records in a timely manner
- Monitors availability and maintenance of nursing equipment and supplies in the clinic(s)
- Interviews prospective employees and collaborates with the Division Nursing Supervisor in evaluating their personal attributes and professional qualifications
Educational/Professional Development
- Participates in the development of other staff members
- Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements
- Identifies learning strengths and needs
- Utilizes learning resources
- Participates in the hospitals Continuous Quality Improvement Program and maintains Standards of Care
- Makes recommendations regarding standards of patient care and policies for Patient Care
- Services Department and appropriate support services
- Demonstrates willingness to evaluate own nursing practice
- Keeps abreast of current nursing literature
- Avails self of continuing education programs/professional conferences/seminars/workshops
- Keeps abreast of legal and political issues related to health care and nursing
- Counsels staff with regard to pursuing on-going formal education
- Encourages staff attendance at in-service and Continuing Education programs
- Provides learning experiences for nursing personnel on an individual basis
- Acts as a role model to nursing staff
Communication/Relationships
- Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients, families and significant others
- Displays courtesy, tact and patience during interactions with all members of the hospital staff and extended community
- Acts as a resource person for staff with regard to Program and Nursing policies and procedures
- Interprets the role of the nurse to the patient, to other clinic staff and to the community
- Demonstrates good interpersonal relationships
- Demonstrates skills in communication on both oral and written levels
- Works cooperatively with the Unit Director and the Unit Supervisor in Administrative matters
- Adheres to Continuum’s legal and ethical standards
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned
Items above line items are essential functions of this position under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continuum Health Partners is committed to the tenets of diversity and workforce that is strengthened by the inclusion of and respect for our differences
Qualifications
Education Requirements
Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing and master’s degree in nursing or healthcare-related field or be enrolled in a program preferred
Experience Requirements
3-5 years minimum demonstrated clinical and nursing administrative expertise in a primary care setting.
Licensing And Certification Requirements (if Applicable)
Licensed as a registered nurse, Issuing Agency: Department of Health/Office of Professions in New York.
Professional Board Certification in leadership and/or clinical specialty is preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA
Compensation Statement
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $104,995.00 - $157,492.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
Non-Bargaining Unit, BAB - Aids Non Nursing - WST, Mount Sinai West
Employer Description
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.
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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
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Compensation
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $104995 - $157492 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
