Ast Dir. Nursing (3 Positions available)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

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Job Description

The Assistant Director will function as a Nurse Manager for the Inpatient-Obstetrics Service. Overall responsibilities is managing the patient care, staff scheduling and personnel activities on a twenty-four (24) hour basis seven days a week; as well as ensuring the coordination and control of patient flow activities to include appropriate discharges, transfers and admissions, in conjunction with the medical staff, care managers, environmental services and admitting department. Ensures staff compliance with the NYC Health and Hospital Corporation guidelines, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, National Patient Safety Goals, rules and regulations of the DOH, and CMS and JCAHO standards to support, enhance and improve patient care.

• Manages all unit staffing and scheduling activities to maintain adequate daily staffing levels as per patient acuity and census in order to ensure safe quality patient care, In conjunction with the staffing office.
• Manages the patient care, staff scheduling and personnel activities of the Children's Health Services Units
• Makes frequent patient care rounds on all shifts to introduce self to patients and their families and to ensure patient satisfaction with their care.
• Serves as patient advocate and communicates patient satisfaction issues with Patient Relations department.
• Responsible for upholding patient's rights by maintaining knowledge of health care systems, DOH rules and regulations and JCAHO standards.
• Assists with the procurement of equipment and supplies, ensures staff education and competency on use of new technology, supplies and equipment needed for patient care and ensures preventive maintenance of equipment. Assists with the procurement of equipment and supplies, ensures staff education and competency on use of new technology, supplies and equipment needed for patient care and ensures preventive maintenance of equipment. Assists with the procurement of equipment and supplies, ensures staff education and competency on use of new technology, supplies and equipment needed for patient care and ensures preventive maintenance of equipment. Assists with the procurement of equipment and supplies, ensures staff education and competency on use of new technology, supplies and equipment needed for patient care and ensures preventive maintenance of equipment.
• Serves as a role model by providing a positive influence over nursing staff to work together in a common effort to achieve high standards of nursing practice, patient care and satisfaction
• Ensures a "Culture of Patient Safety" by establishing a non-punitive and just culture unit environment.
• Assures staff's knowledge and adherence to hand-washing and infection control guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Licensed and currently registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3), below.
2. Masters Degree in Nursing Administration, Education, Clinical Specialty or equivalent field and five years of satisfactory nursing experience, of which three years shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity; or a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and six years of satisfactory nursing experience, four years of which shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity.
3. A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience. However, all candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State.

Department Preferences

• Clinical Expert in Neonatal and Pediatric Nursing
• Prior management experience

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs