Nurse Manager, Labor And Delivery, Day Shift

NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery, Day Shift.

In this role, the successful candidate Provides and integrates clinical leadership and management of a designated unit of patient care on a twenty four hour basis, consistent with the philosophy and goals of the institution, Departments of Nursing, and clinical service; develops and sustains an environment of excellence in patient / family service, growth and development of staff, and application of evidenced-based practice.

Job Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains a unit-based quality and performance improvement program consistent with the service and departmental program and organizational goals.
• Coordinates care delivery and assignment of staff based upon identified patient care needs and clinical competency for optimal unit operation and patient outcomes.
• Develops and implements action plans in response to internal and external benchmarking data, problems, findings, issues, incidents and complaints.
• Identifies and addresses learning needs of all staff members.
• Promotes own professional growth and development in clinical and managerial roles.
• Collects, analyzes and uses data to drive practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics for excellent patient and nursing outcomes.
• Manages the unit budget with consideration to appropriate staffing, skill mix, patient outcomes, safety and cost efficient use of resources.
• Participates in interdisciplinary and Partnering for Quality improvement programs and cultivates environment that promotes patient/family, physician and staff satisfaction and excellent clinical patient outcomes.
• Participates in and fosters staff involvement in nursing research / evidence based practice efforts.
• Promotes patient, physician and other consumer satisfaction by facilitating excellent customer service by all members of the health care team.
• Maintains awareness of research protocols applicable to the patient population served, assures staff awareness and knowledge of such protocols, protects rights of patients, and participates in assessment / evaluation of outcomes.
• Assures compliance with standards and regulations promulgated by all applicable agencies.
• Creates unit milieu supportive of the education and development of the nursing staff and other health care providers.
• Interviews, hires, develops, guides, counsels, and disciplines nursing staff consistent with principles of a caring, fair, and professional work environment.
• Serves as a support and resource for the education of health professionals
• Effectively interacts with family and patients and resolves concerns related to the delivery of healthcare services.
• Ensures a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal patient care outcomes and to further the goals of the institution.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of education and development activities in achieving desired patient and staff outcomes.
• Identifies, investigates and proactively responds to potential and actual risk management issues per standards and institutional policies.
• Provides leadership for the unit, serving as a role model and resource for unit or service-level leadership staff.
• Facilitates an environment conducive to creativity in practice, shared decision making and collaboration with all members of the health care team;
• Provides a suitable plan for optimal utilization of resources for safe, competent, and effective patient centered care delivery
• Encourages professional development of RNs along the clinical ladder.
• Promotes satisfaction of internal and external customers through effective communications.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York. Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required, Master's Degree in Nursing or health-related area preferred. At least three years of clinical practice in the care of the patient population served; ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion which addresses patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators. Certification in relevant practice area required..

Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support Cert

Preferred Qualifications:
Progressive leadership; demonstrated in a leadership position or demonstrates the potential for leadership competency. Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, and creative problem solving. Membership in pertinent professional organizations. Certification in relevant practice area preferred. Physical stamina, manual dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities.

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

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view NYU Langone Health's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information.

NYU Langone Health 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 $103,901.40 - $155,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, 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.

To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here