Nursing Director Hospital Perioperative Services

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity 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 inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nursing Director Hospital Perioperative Services. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible and accountable to the VP of Nursing in directing, evaluating and improving nursing care processes, patient care systems and the interdisciplinary work environment for a clinical division on a 24/7 basis. Clinically works with nurse managers, physicians and other disciplines to achieve outcomes.

• Performs other duties as aligned with the mission, values and goals of the organization.
• Maintains and improves nursing practice standards; accountable with managers and coordinators for the quality of nursing care within a clinical division.
• Sets goals and program priorities within the division integrated with organizational philosophy and strategic plan.
• Establishes, in conjunction with administration, a divisional budget and manages the division within the approved budget. Makes recommendations for changes based on assessment of salary and non‑salary expenses. Develops and implements plans to increase efficiency and improve expense/revenue ratio.
• Evaluates patient care in assigned areas by leading Performance Management activities, evaluating results and planning appropriate action with the managers to improve processes, systems and deficiencies.
• Participates in planning system changes involving other disciplines and departments and assists managers with implementation and evaluation as necessary.
• Conducts performance appraisals on management staff in division and reviews performance appraisals of staff done by managers.
• Acts as resource to managers in all personnel actions including transfers, promotions, resignations, and corrective action.
• Hears grievances at Step 1I and takes appropriate action on a timely basis.
• Interviews management staff and recommends hiring of applicants with appropriate skills and behaviors. Assists managers in staff interviews as needed.
• Provides an environment and leadership style which motivates, encourages and educates staff.
• Approves unit objectives and receives progress reports from managers on a regular basis.
• Participates in or chairs appropriate councils, committees, activities and special projects representing the division, Nursing and/or the hospital.
• Participates actively in the hospital risk management and patient safety programs, and reports any high risk situation; assists in its correction and intervenes to minimize risk, and improve safety.
• Interprets implements, enforces and evaluates hospital, departmental and interdepartmental policies and procedures and participates in necessary revisions to promote evidence-based practices.
• Identifies needs for coordinated activity on behalf of patients in the division and initiates interdepartmental planning and solutions.
• Works collaboratively with Materials Management and Bio Medical Engineering to ensure adequate supplies and equipment.
• Makes daily rounds of area/s under his/her direction.
• Communicates regularly with managers and staff for all shifts as applicable.
• Solicits input and provides feedback on issues raised by the Nursing staff. Follows through until resolved. Makes recommendations based on employee suggestions.
• Keeps the Vice President for Nursing informed on general operations, goals, and issues.
• Maintains channels of communication in a positive, courteous and helpful manner.
• Demonstrates service excellence skills toward patients, visitors, physicians and co‑workers. Serves as a role model and holds managers and staff accountable for same.
• Enhances…