Assistant Director of Nursing - Behavioral Health

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

Under direction of the Chief Nursing Officer, with the broadest scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, organizes, directs, coordinates and evaluates the nursing service and nursing education programs of a health care setting or diagnostic and treatment center; performs related tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develops, establishes and implements the philosophy, objectives, policies and standards of the Nursing Department.
2. Organizes the Nursing Department to delineate authority, functional responsibilities and lines of communication. Coordinates functions of nursing services with other disciplines, collaborates with administrative staff, other department staff and representatives of allied groups in planning services.
3. Determines staffing requirements in relation to patient care standards and develops procedures to maintain an adequate, competent nursing staff.
4. Maintains a system of continuing evaluation of nursing service provided for patients.
5. Maintains up-to-date policy procedure manuals for all nursing units and evaluates their effectiveness.
6. Establishes an effective system of clinical and administrative nursing records and reports.
7. Directs the preparation of the personnel, equipment and supply budgets for the Nursing Department.
8. Directs the development and implementation of orientation, training and continuing education programs for nursing personnel.
9. Initiates and participates in studies and research projects. Utilizes findings to improve patient care and administrative services.
10. Plans for and coordinates use of clinical facilities by colleges and other agencies for nursing education purposes.
11. Participates in the development of policies and health programs for the health care setting and System policies and programs involving nursing.
12. Develops and maintains sound relationships with the community, labor and professional groups in developing nursing programs and policies.
13. May serve as a consultant for the System for the overall nursing practice, service and education programs; conducts related studies and directs projects, provides leadership in Central Office in the development, coordination and evaluation of System's central and health care setting nursing services, practice and education programs.
14. Attends community conferences and committee meetings with administrative, Medical Board and department heads.
15. Conducts and chairs staff meetings and working committees with all levels of nursing personnel.

Minimum Qualifications
1. 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.

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