Assistant Director, Nursing

About the role

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View is a 304-bed long term care facility with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located on an 88-acre landmark campus in Staten Island's lush Greenbelt, easily accessible from all points by car and bus. Sea View provides high quality short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. The facility is also well-known for its long-term care Traumatic Brain Injury unit, the first of its kind in New York State.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Sea View ranked #3 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026. It also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026. 

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

Every Friday (night), Saturday and Sunday (day), 

22.5 Hours per Week 

Duties & Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW: 
Under the direction of the Deputy or Associate Director of Nursing, assists with the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating of nursing services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Assists in developing and implementing the mission, vision, value, philosophy, goals, objectives, policies and standard for Nursing Service.
2. Directly responsible for the supervision and evaluation of the Head Nurse/Charge Nurse and in coordinating the completion of employees’ performance evaluation per established criteria.
3. Assists in developing and implementing a staffing plan and appropriate utilization of nursing personnel. Responsible for the staffing of assigned units.
4. In collaboration with the Nursing leadership team, participates in planning, coordinating and evaluating nursing service and takes appropriate corrective actions and communicates any relevant information and problems to the Associate Director of the Service.
5. Assists in the preparation of personnel, supply and equipment budget and in monitoring the expenditure for the Department of Nursing.
6. Conducts regular meetings with Head Nurses/Charge Nurses and clinical staff; conducts regular unit rounds, observes staff performance according to established criteria and evaluates nursing care practices and procedures and takes appropriate corrective actions.
7. Participates in Performance Improvement Program and research and utilize findings to improve patient care.
8. Reviews occurrence reports, conducts investigations and follow up on patient/resident, family and/or staff complaints and takes appropriate actions.
9. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide quality patient care. Represents Nursing at selected medical board and organizational-wide committees.
10. Attends mandatory classes and other continuing education programs to enhance clinical and managerial skills and knowledge.
11. In collaboration with the Associate Director of Nursing, participates in recruitment, selection promotion, retention, and placement of nursing personnel.
12. Assists with the planning, organization and conduct of a nursing education program.
13. Prepares and makes periodic and daily reports on administrative matters relating to staff and patient management.
14. Participates in the direction and implementation of a quality assurance program for nursing.
15. Attends and chairs regular staff meetings with nursing personnel.
16. Assesses nursing services by making rounds, conducting chart review and evaluating patient care.
17. Participates in Care planning process.
18. Assumes other nursing duties as assigned.
19. Collaborate with OPCC to serve as a liaison to assure participation in defined initiatives such as but not limited to: shared governance, nursing residency program., clinical ladder care experience task force and councils and committees as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Department Preferences

1. Experience in Long Term Care and knowledge of NYS and CMS regulations pertaining to skilled nursing facilities strongly preferred
2. Previous clinical supervisory experience
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
4. Strong computer skills including EMR and Microsoft Office suite

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