Head Nurse-Medicine/Surgery

2 months ago


New York, United States NYC Health + Hospitals Full time
Job DescriptionMarketing Statement

NYC 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 Description

Purpose of Position:

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing/Associate Director of Nursing/Asst. Director of Nursing, the Head Nurse is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the quality of care rendered on the Medical Units. As Head Nurse, she/he has the authority and responsibility of managing the unit so as to guarantee quality of care for every patient assigned to the unit and is held accountable by the use of the nursing process. She/he is responsible for the implementation of the Nursing Department Philosophy and Objective of nursing care into management of nursing care on the patients' unit.

Job Responsibilities

  • Receives reports by making rounds with incoming/outgoing staff.
  • Coordinates patient care by collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Assesses each patient needs and establishes appropriate plan of care based on Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis.
  • Maintains standards of care by ensuring that an individualized plan of care for each patient is developed and implemented.
  • Evaluates Nursing Care Plans and the patient's response to that intervention and make modifications as needed.
  • Delegates assignments based on staff competence and priority of patient care utilizing the patient classification system and follow-up.
  • Supervises and assist the staff in the assessments, documentation, implementation and evaluation of Nursing Care Plan.
  • Supervision of professional and unprofessional personnel.
  • Makes rounds with Physician and to participate with the team in developing priorities of patient care.
  • All other duties as assigned by Supervisor or designee.

Minimum Qualifications

  • A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; and
  • Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA); and
  • One (1) year of experience as a registered nurse.

Department Preferences

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

  • Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
  • College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
  • Multiple employee discounts programs

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