Manager Of Nursing Hos: Medical​/Surgical Hospitalist -E3

Role Overview

Department/Unit: Medical/Surgical Hospitalist - E3

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)
Salary Range: $ - $

The Nurse Manager has 24‑hour responsibility, accountability, and authority for the management of resources within the defined patient care area(s). The Nurse Manager utilizes the patient care framework that includes Total Quality Management, Shared Governance, and Primary nursing to assure patient care. The Nurse Manager utilizes organizational resources and demonstrates leadership behaviors that empower staff to deliver excellent patient care. In the absence of the Patient Care Service Director, the Nurse Manager will assume the responsibilities outlined in the Patient Care Service Director Job Description.

• Provides proactive administrative and staff support in a patient centered environment.
• Promotes center strategies that provide excellence in patient care.
• Coordinates the flow of communication to maintain optimal unit/department operations.
• Advocates for patients, families, and staff.
• Supports lifelong learning, by using the organization’s established empowerment process.
• Promotes fiscally responsible financial planning which is linked to Center goals.
• Acts as a mentor and consultant to staff by incorporating the organization’s mission, vision, and values to enhance patient satisfaction by anticipating and exceeding patients’ needs.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing – required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing – preferred.
• Previous experience managing teams with diverse skills and roles – required.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to the team, manage resources and empower staff to provide excellent patient care.
• RN – Registered Nurse – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure – upon hire required.

The role requires the following physical activities:
Standing, constant walking, constant sitting, rare lifting, frequent carrying, frequent pushing, occasional pulling, occasional climbing, occasional balancing, occasional stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent crouching, frequent crawling, occasional reaching, frequent handling, frequent grasping, frequent feeling, constant talking, constant hearing, constant repetitive motions, constant eye/hand/foot coordination.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.

Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.