Director of Nursing - Heart & Vascular

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

Directs the clinical and administrative functions of assigned services to ensure high quality, effective patient care and effective use of labor and non-labor resources. Directs the development of short-term and long-term goals and objectives for the department in collaboration with members of the medical, administrative and patient services leadership. Establishes integrated philosophies and practices and develops programs in support of Maimonides Health’s goals and objectives. Develops and implements policies procedures and standards for patient services and monitors reporting units for compliance. Selects and develops effective leadership teams of clinical managers and professional staff. Directs the development of the departmental operating, capital and program budgets, ensuring compliance with Maimonides Health’s budgetary guidelines.

Director of Nursing (Non-Union)

Heart & Vascular

Full Time / 5 days a week / Evenings

Responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1.* Supports departmental goals and objectives by developing and implementing divisional goals, developing special programs in conjunction with divisional leadership and preparing annual and other reports as required. 2.* With other members of the Senior Nursing Management team uses available utilization data to determine overall staffing needs of division; works with Nurse Managers to develop staffing plans and schedules and to maintain appropriate staffing levels and staffing mix for units; monitors compliance. 3.* Selects, hires and supervises Nurse Managers and Assistant Nurse Managers; initiates disciplinary action, including terminations; carries out annual performance appraisal of employees recommending promotions, raises, etc.. 4. Conducts divisional and leadership staff meetings to review patient care issues, communicate changes in policies and procedures and implement corrective action as necessary. 5.* Assists divisional management in developing clinical and other information and resources to assist Nurse Managers and Assistant Nurse Managers in directing their areas efficiently and allocating resources appropriately so as to provide therapeutic and effective patient care. 6.* Provides and communicates information to members of the healthcare team on a variety of clinical and administrative matters (e.g., new products, equipment and techniques); makes recommendations to management on implementation and/or acquisition of new products/techniques; conducts in-services as required. 7.* Acts as liaison with medical staff, Chairman and other departments. 8.* Directs the maintenance of departmental facilities, equipment, supplies and materials in a condition to promote efficiency, health, comfort and safety of patients and staff. 9.* Reviews standards and related policies and procedures for compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends and implements changes as required and ensures changes are communicated to Patient Services staff; monitors and reviews departmental and unit compliance with reporting requirements. 10.* Works with Executive Directors of Nursing and members of the healthcare team to develop, monitor, implement and evaluate nursing standards. 11.* Works with other members of the nursing senior leadership team to develop performance improvement and patient safety programs, reviews monitors clinical indicators, utilization issues and other related matters and provides information and reports as required by Maimonides Health and regulatory agencies. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES 12. Develops annual divisional budget in collaboration with the Finance Department and Materials Management staff; manages the budget throughout the year, analyzing and monitoring monthly reports and overtime runs to ensure the department operates within budgeted guidelines. 13.* Collaborates with Nursing and Finance in developing and monitoring systems by which non-labor resources can be funded and provided most cost-effectively works to standardize procedures and develop databases that will assist efficient planning of patient care services, programs and initiatives. 14.* Assists the Finance Department in developing uniform cost accounting methodology to assist Maimonides Health in determining and projecting accurately the costs of patient care services and other significant direct costs. 15.* Communicates to staff standard formats for fiscal, material and human resource management development and planning, and assists in training staff in new methods. 16.* Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. * Indicates an Essential Job Function. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ OTHER JOB DUTIES Serves as a resource person to staff regarding clinical and management matters. Performs other related duties as required. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ BASIC COMPETENCIES Education: Master's degree in health or business administration or a related field required. Current NYS license as RN required. Certifications: Clinical Nursing Specialty certification preferred within one year of hire Nurse Leader certification preferred within one year of hire Basic Life Support (BLS) Required Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required in critical care patient areas L/D - ACLS, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) required Mother-Baby - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required NICU - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required Pediatrics - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses certification (APHON) required. PICU - Pediatric Care After Resuscitation (PCAR) required Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant clinical area, including at least 3 years of supervisory experience required. Skills: Clinical nursing skills and expertise. Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Good organizational skills. Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ JOB SETTING/PHYSICAL DEMANDS Nursing offices and patient care areas; contact with staff, patients and family. Somewhat sedentary, but mobility required. May handle emergency or crisis situations. May lift, position, push and/or transfer patients. Protective clothing may be required: mask or face shield, gloves, impermeable gown, particulate filter respirator

Qualifications

Requirements:

• BSN
• Interventional Procedural area experience.
• Cardiac Procedural area experience.
• 2-5 years Management / Leadership experience in procedural areas.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Preferred

• MSN Degree
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.