Assistant Nurse Manager, Neonatal ICU, Evening Shift

Overview

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system with a focus on quality to achieve strong patient outcomes. The system includes six inpatient locations, the Perlmutter Cancer Center, over 320 outpatient locations in New York and Florida, two tuition-free medical schools, and a large research enterprise with NIH funding. It is recognized for quality by Vizient and U.S. News & World Report.

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Assistant Nurse Manager, Neonatal ICU, Evening Shift. Provides clinical leadership and management for a designated time period (shift) for a patient care unit or clinical service, aligned with institutional philosophy and goals. Supports the nurse manager to create an environment of excellence in patient/family service, staff development, and evidence-based practice to improve patient care.

• Fosters a culture aligned with the organization s mission: to serve, to teach, and to discover.
• Collaborates with an interprofessional team to ensure quality, patient experience, and efficiency.
• Builds positive relationships across disciplines to establish partnerships and achieve shared goals.
• Supports diverse, equitable, and inclusive work and care environments.
• Engages staff through recognition and development, including mentoring, coaching, and progressive discipline as appropriate.
• Encourages lifelong professional growth and development.
• Collaborates with the nurse manager on interviews and ensures appropriate selection, onboarding, orientation, education, and evaluation of employees; supports clinical rotations of students as part of school affiliations.
• Evaluates performance and practice of designated personnel in a fair and transparent manner.
• Serves as a role model and resource for staff; promotes professional growth and development.
• Monitors attendance and ensures appropriate staffing and skill mix to optimize patient outcomes and safety while supporting fiscal responsibility.
• Coordinates care delivery and staff assignment based on patient care needs and clinical competency for optimal unit operation.
• Assists in scheduling, payroll, and integration of services across the care continuum.
• Provides direct patient care as needed to support unit operations.
• Supports leadership of other unit(s) in the service.
• Holds self and others accountable for delivering exemplary care in a cost-efficient manner.
• Assists with maintaining accreditation, regulatory standards, service standards and policies at organizational, local, state, and federal levels.
• Communicates clearly and with integrity to build trust with stakeholders.
• Communicates significant patient care issues, family concerns, safety and risk management concerns, and critical events to leadership; seeks consultation as indicated and reports in a timely manner.
• Regularly communicates with the Nurse Manager about patient safety, clinical practice, staff performance, and participates in unit initiatives.
• Participates in drafting nursing and organizational policy, engaging frontline staff and incorporating shared governance.
• Supports data collection and analyzes data with the team to drive practice changes that improve quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity.
• Assists leadership with maintaining licenses, certifications, mandated trainings, and content for unit staff.
• Fosters high reliability, inquiry, innovation, and transformation with a focus on the future.
• Encourages staff involvement in nursing research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
• Leads and supports development of new insights to complex situations and programs/processes.
• Exercises independent judgment in duties, including discipline, evaluations, time-off approvals, and staffing decisions.

Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State;
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing; 2 years of experience;
Certification in nursing leadership upon eligibility; ability to apply nursing process toward outcomes addressing patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators; excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills;
Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association; physical stamina and dexterity to perform responsibilities, including the ability to handle and move reasonably heavy weight.

Registered Nurse License – NYS;
Basic Life Support certification.

Master’s degree in nursing or health-related area; two or more years of clinical practice in the patient population served.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package designed to support employees and their loved ones across life stages, including career development, family planning, retirement planning, financial security…