Assistant Director of Nursing - Labor & Delivery

About NYC Health + HospitalsNYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.Job DescriptionPurpose of position:Under the guidance and supervision of the Director of Nursing, the A.D.N is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the quality of care rendered in the Obstetrical Service (Labor and Deliver and Mother-Baby Units). The A.D.N. has the authority and responsibility of managing the units in order to guarantee quality of care for every patient assigned to the unit and is held accountable by the use of the nursing process. They are accountable for adhering to established policies, procedures, and ensuring that standards of nursing practice are in alignment with organizational, regulatory and nationally recognized professional standards and current research.Responsibilities:Coordinates patient care by collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.Conducts risk assessment to adverse events.Ensures that safety management issues are appropriately addressed.Attends regularly scheduled meetings and conducts staff meeting at defined intervals to share information.Provides for and ensures that the patient's family receive exceptional care and services.Conducts environmental rounds to assure compliance of Infection Control and Safety Policies.Acts as a coach, resource and change agent by suggesting new innovative approaches based on evidenced-based nursing practices.Assist in scheduling of assigned nursing personnel to ensure appropriate and adequate levels of staffing on all shifts.Recommends personnel actions such as hiring, transfer, termination, corrective action and participating in employee performance appraisals.Fosters an environment that supports the utilization of nursing research.Participates in simulation programs to enhance staff knowledge and clinical skills.Collaborates with educators to assess the educational needs of staff on an on-going basis and identify individual knowledge and/or technical gaps and recommending programs and/or learning plans to close the gaps in clinical knowledge.Assist with scheduling of staff educational programs.Participates in the evaluation of nursing practice and makes recommendations for developmental/revision of nursing standards.Assess and evaluate employees to promote staff developmentMinimum Qualifications1. Licensed and currently registered to practice as a professional nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3), below.2. 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.3. 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.How To ApplyIf you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button.NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per weekRetirement Savings and Pension PlansLoan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employeesPaid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contractsCollege tuition discounts and professional development opportunitiesMultiple employee discounts programs

Created: 2024-11-04