Assistant Director, Nursing

NYC Health + Hospitals · New York, New York, United States · 1 wk ago

HealthcareFull-time

About NYC Health + Hospitals

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

Work Shifts

9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M, with rotating weekends & holidays (35 hours a week)

Duties & Responsibilities

Assists in developing policies, objectives and standards of nursing service and education.
Assists in the preparation of personnel, supply and equipment budgets.
Assists in the development of administrative procedures and programs of patient care.
May have responsibility for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the nursing service in a major clinical division, or a home health agency in a hospital, participating in selection, placement and follow-up of patients transferred to homes.
Affords assistance in the planning, organization and conduct of a nursing education program.
May assume responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating nursing service on the evening and night tours.
Directs activities of Supervisor of Nurses.
Prepares and makes periodic and daily reports on administrative matters relating to staff and patient management.
Participates in the direction and implementation of a quality assurance program for nursing.
Attends and chairs regular staff meetings with nursing personnel.
Assesses nursing services by making rounds, conducting chart review and evaluating patient care.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensed and currently registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3), below.
Masters Degree in Nursing Administration, Education, Clinical Specialty or equivalent field and five years of satisfactory nursing experience, of which three years shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity; or a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and six years of satisfactory nursing experience, four years of which shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity.
A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience. However, all candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State.

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