🚀 Per Diem Nursing Administrator - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Nursing Administration

Overview

The Nursing Administrator is a registered professional nurse with progressive administrative experience. S/he supports Nurse Managers, Associate Nursing Directors and senior nursing leadership in the management of clinical units/specialty areas, fulfilling responsibilities for hospital and patient care services on assigned shifts.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Lead nursing practice using the tenets of the Professional Practice Model of Relationship Centered Care and the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing for the promotion of the patient experience. Demonstrate proficiency in Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) and role model expected behaviors. Ensure integration of PHR into clinical activities to enhance Relationship Centered Care. Validate staff rounds hourly on all patients by direct observation and patient feedback. Assess staff competency in PHR and provide consistent, meaningful feedback. Conduct rounding of all patients on shift. Communicate quantitative and qualitative information regarding patient experience and staff engagement to the staff and interdisciplinary health care team to support action plans. Collaborate with the physician dyad and escalate concerns as appropriate. Follow up on patient concerns in a timely manner and provide service recovery as needed. Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.
• Patient Experience: Role model Mount Sinai Relationship Centered Care (MSHRCC) through actions such as Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, HELP, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, PHR, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration. Conduct shift huddles to identify high-risk patients. Communicate concerns identified during huddle and throughout shift to nursing leadership. Initiate service recovery for patients and family members, escalating to the Clinical Nurse Manager/Associate Director of Nursing or designee and Patient Relations as needed. Interpret and communicate patient experience scores and benchmarks and keep staff informed of progress and opportunities. Empower staff to use evidence-based practices to improve patients’ perceptions of care. Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.
• Quality and Safety: Design, support and lead a safe, therapeutic, patient-centered care environment. Identify and investigate issues or variances via the RCA process and implement corrective action plans. Foster a culture that encourages reporting of errors and near-misses. Lead interdisciplinary quality improvement teams using high-reliability principles. Review unit progress, changes and compliance with quality and safety metrics with the care team. Respond to safety escalations by addressing concerns following institutional chain of command. Monitor nursing documentation and IT infrastructure as needed. Lead staff participation in quality and safety initiatives and mandated compliance measures. Maintain accountability for unit quality and safety practices and ensure evaluation of staff competencies.
• Operations and Administration: Support the department’s mission, vision, goals and objectives across clinical service units. Provide administrative and clinical oversight to ensure staffing, support services, inter-disciplinary collaboration, resources and financial viability support organizational goals. Collaborate with physician dyads and the healthcare team to promote patient care and regulatory standards. Maintain nursing unit compliance with regulatory mandates (e.g., NYS DOH and The Joint Commission). Oversee patient care delivery, throughput, staffing and processes for efficient operations during assigned shifts. Manage budget including overtime and vacancies in line with Mount Sinai Health System financial goals. Contribute to management and retention of qualified staff. Protect patient/employee confidentiality and evaluate nursing staff performance, mentoring and coaching as needed. Ensure availability and maintenance of nursing equipment and supplies. Conduct regular staff meetings and recognize staff participation in quality and safety initiatives and compliance. Facilitate organizational change initiatives using effective strategies. Establish shared governance, just culture and staff engagement in practice councils and department initiatives. Interpret and implement collective bargaining agreements affecting staff and address assignment protests per the agreement, communicating resolutions in unit staff meetings. Respond to hospital emergencies, escalating to appropriate leadership and serving as incident commander during evenings/nights and on weekends/holidays.
• Professional Development: Act as a clinical leader who supports nursing practice and an environment of care that reflects clinical excellence. Organize the care environment to support colleagues, patients and families. Project a professional image through caring, respect, compassion, empathy and trust. Incorporate ethical principles into decision-making in collaboration with clinical nursing staff and the healthcare team. Foster lifelong learning, evidence-based practice and innovation. Lead shared decision-making through unit/service councils and hospital committees. Serve as a professional role model and preceptor for leaders, students and new staff. Integrate research and best-practice into nursing practice and care environments. Contribute to the nursing profession through leadership and participation in professional organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing required; Master’s in Nursing or healthcare-related field preferred
• 3-5 years minimum clinical nursing experience with some supervisory/charge nurse experience preferred
• Must have relevant clinical competence in the area of nursing practice assigned

Employer Description and Equal Opportunity

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and communities feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers and promote fairness in all aspects of the organization.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $80 - $80 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on experience, education and operational need. This range does not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.