Assistant Director of Nursing (Acute)

About the role

About NYC Health + Hospitals

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City’s premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services.  At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.

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.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M; Rotating Weekends & Holidays. [35 Hours per Week.]

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:
Participates in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating nursing service and health programs of a health care setting. Ensures optimal utilization of resources, service delivery, safe patient care, and compliance with all applicable local, state, federal and NYC Health + Hospitals rules and regulations and nursing standards of care to improve outcomes and the patient experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Oversees the implementation and evaluation of care delivery models for multiple units within a service line. Monitors service-line quality metrics/dashboards. Ensures regulatory and accreditation alignment across departments. 
2. Assumes responsibility of day-to-day operations of nursing service. Develops and manages operational initiatives with measurable outcomes and participates in a system of continuing evaluation of nursing service. 
3. Collaborates with senior leadership and health care setting executive staff, medical staff, administration and other departments in developing and implementing the objectives, policies and standards of nursing service. Reviews and recommends evidence-based revisions, as needed, to unit-specific policies and procedures. 
4. Assumes responsibility for developing and implementing a staffing plan and directing selection of nursing personnel. Plans for adequate daily staff and equipment coverage, and makes staffing adjustments to achieve departmental goals and objectives, as necessary.  
5. Assumes responsibility for strategic planning, directing, organizing and evaluating nursing service and/or health programs. 
6. Ensures efficiency, compliance, and strategic financial alignment with departmental goals and objectives by reviewing capital allocation, implementing staffing models and optimizing financial stewardship across departments. 
7. Assumes responsibility for supervising assistant directors of nursing and other appropriate staff and directing the evaluation of personnel performance. Responsible for performance evaluations and disciplinary action of all assigned staff. 
8. Analyzes quantitative and qualitative data regarding the patient experience and staff engagement to identify trends and areas for improvement; implements system-level interventions. 
9. Supports nursing governance and professional practice structures and promotes Magnet principles through shared accountability and responsibility for making decisions that affect nursing practice. 
10. Oversees Full-Time Equivalent modeling and workforce planning. Facilitates professional development of nursing staff and leads strategic retention and engagement efforts. 
11. Assesses nursing services through rounds, chart reviews and observation/evaluation of nursing care.  
12. Participates in research projects, as applicable. Develops, plans, coordinates, directs and evaluates other assigned projects and health programs. 
13. Identifies and investigates issues or variances in practice and/or operations by participating in the Root Cause Analysis process and implements corrective action plans, as necessary; reports outcomes to executive leadership. 
14. Effectively applies ICARE values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. 
15. Participates in operating and procedural committees, as assigned. 
16. May maintain accurate and complete records related to nursing operations and services that are and in compliance with all legal, regulatory, and policy requirements. 
17. May assume responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating nursing service on the weekend/evening and/or night tours. Provides guidance to nursing administrators to ensure continuity of patient care on off tours. 
18. Performs all duties of the Director of Nursing in their absence. 

Minimum Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:

1. Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and
2. Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing Administration or a related nursing discipline; and three (3) years of satisfactory nursing experience, one (1) year of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity, which may include managing a specific department or nursing unit within a hospital or health care setting, overseeing patient care, staff management and the day-to-day operations of the department, as well as demonstrating clinical competency in relevant clinical area; or
3. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing; and four (4) years of satisfactory nursing experience (i.e., clinical care), two (2) years of which must have been in a clinical supervisory capacity (i.e., Head Nurse, Supervisor experience), as well as demonstrating clinical competency in relevant clinical area.
4. May require Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA) depending on assignment/health care setting. If required, BLS must be obtained within sixty (60) calendar days of appointment to the title and maintained for the duration of the assignment.

Benefits

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
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program 
• Union Benefits for eligible titles 
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button.