The Assistant Nurse Manager is a Registered Professional Nurse with broad knowledge and skills who assumes the role of a clinical leader in the daily functioning of the unit and oversight of quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with, or in the absence of, the Nurse Manager. The shift is evening shift. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance of the Nurse Manager, assist in the administrative duties of 2 units in pediatrics in Stepdown and Hem/Onc services with a combined 17 beds and 38 FTEs. 
• Leads nursing practice using the tenets of the Professional Practice Model of Relationship-Centered Care and the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing for the promotion of the patient experience.
•  Demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) and role models' expected behaviors.
• Ensures the integration of PHR into clinical activities to enhance Relationship-Centered Care.
• Validates staff members round hourly on all patients by direct observation and patient feedback.
• Assesses staff competency in PHR and provides consistent meaningful feedback with more focused feedback as needed.
• Conducts rounding of all patients on a daily basis (Monday-Friday.)
• Communicates quantitative and qualitative information regarding the patient experience and staff engagement to the staff and the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team that leads to the development and implementation of an action plan.
• Collaborates with the physician dyad and escalates concerns as appropriate.
• Role models the tenets of Mount Sinai Relationship-Centered Care (MSHRCC) through facilitation of the following actions but not limited to: Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, HELP, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR), Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
• Communicates to nursing leadership concerns or issues identified during huddle and throughout shift.
• Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse Manager/Associate Director of Nursing/designee or Patient Relations as needed.
• Interprets and communicates patient experience scores and benchmarks and keeps staff informed of progress and areas of opportunity.
• Designs support and lead a safe, therapeutic, and efficient patient-centered care environment for professional practice.
• Identifies and investigates issues or variances in practice/operations by participating in the RCA process and implementing corrective action plans.
• Provides administrative and clinical oversight to ensure that all activity (staffing, support services, inter-disciplinary collaboration, resources, and financial viability) supports the goals of the organization.

 Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing required; master's in nursing or health-related field preferred.
  Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State
• 3 years minimum clinical nursing experience with some Charge Nurse/supervisory experience preferred. Must have relevant clinical competence in the area of nursing practice assigned.
• PICU experience is preferred
• NYS RN

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

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Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

 The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status. 

EOE including Veterans and Disabled

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) 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 $95,450.00 - $143,175.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, 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.