Hospital Senior Director of Nursing, Medicine

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. 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.

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Hospital Senior Director of Nursing, Medicine.

In this role, the successful candidate Provides clinical leadership and management of designated care areas on a twenty-four-hour basis, consistent with the philosophy, goals, and mission of NYU Langone Health. Assumes responsibility and accountability for all facets of nursing practice and performance within said designated areas, and for meeting all pertinent organizational goals and targets. Leads large scale organizational change efforts. Develops, fosters, and sustains an environment of excellence in patient/family service, staff growth and development, quality nursing care, and staff engagement and satisfaction.

Job Responsibilities:

• Fosters a culture embedded in NYU's tripartite mission: to serve, to teach, and to discover. (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment) 
• Designs, implements, and evaluates programs for multiple nursing units or departments. Provides executive leadership to ensure compliance with accreditation, regulatory standards, service standards and policies at the organizational, local, state, and federal level (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment) 
• Collaborates with the interprofessional team, leading the nursing division to ensure excellence in quality, patient experience, and efficiency. Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Oversees the development and implementation of interdisciplinary outcome standards. Leads interdisciplinary quality and performance improvement projects pertinent to departmental and organizational goals and objectives. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles) 
• Fosters positive and productive work and care environments, founded in the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion to attract and retain staff. Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to engaging and meaningfully recognizing staff. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles) 
• Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong professional growth and development (AONL-Leader Within) 
• Conducts interviews, hires, develops, and evaluates departmental leadership from orientation through termination, if necessary, according to established standards. (AONL-Business skills & Principles) 
• Evaluates the performance of personnel in a fair and transparent manner. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Serves as role model by demonstrating visibility, accessibility and effective communication that conveys a strong sense of advocacy and support for staff and leadership.  (AONL-Leader Within) 
• Establish a financial plan and utilize data to make strategic decisions. Design the operational and capital budgets for the service line(s) (salary and non-salary where applicable), in conjunction with the clinical leaders; monitors expenses as balanced with patient volume and other indicators; and evaluates outcomes, making modifications and adjustments as indicated.  (AONL-Business Skills & Principles) 
• Coordinates care delivery using labor productivity data to plan and evaluate staffing patterns, discharge and/or volume targets. Guides clinical leaders in planning and validation of staffing patterns. (AONL-Business Skills & Principles) 
• Holds self and others accountable for the delivery of exemplary care in a cost-efficient manner. (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment) 
• Coordinates and facilitates activities to promote service and interdisciplinary teamwork. Role models service standards in actions and communications with patients, families, staff and other disciplines. Functions as a respectful leader of the health care team. (AONL-Professionalism, AONL-Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Develop, approve and implement nursing and organizational policy, incorporating the precepts of shared governance (AONL-Professionalism, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Collects, analyzes, and utilizes data to drive practice changes that integrate quality, safety, patient experience, and productivity metrics to achieve excellence in patient and nursing outcomes.  (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment) 
• Drives staff involvement in nursing research and evidence-based practice efforts.  (AONL-Knowledge of the Health Care Environment) 
• Develops positive and productive relationships across disciplines to establish strategic partnerships to achieve shared goals. (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Fosters high reliability concepts within the unit/organizational structure (AONL-Business Skills & Principles) 
• Communicates with clarity and integrity to build trust with all stakeholders (AONL-Communication & Relationship Management) 
• Fosters a culture of inquiry, innovation, and transformation with a focus on the future. (AONL-Leadership) 
• Leads and supports developing of new insights to complex situations, innovative designs, and programs/processes (AONL-Leadership) 
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and ensuring compliance with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and responding timely to Step 2 grievances. (AONL-Leadership)

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in New York State.
Doctoral degree (PhD or DNP) in clinical nursing practice or research required
Pertinent clinical knowledge preferred
Certification in nursing leadership required
Ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion to address patient/family satisfaction and quality indicators.
Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, organization, critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills.
Minimum 5 years Leadership or supervisory experience..

Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS

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

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island 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.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $187,720.00 - $243,516.00 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.

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