Ast Dir. Nursing
Company: NYC Health
Location: Bronx
Posted on: July 8, 2025
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Job Description:
NYC Health Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital
affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The
facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations,
accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma
Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke
Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric
Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the
region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine
patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care
Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care,
allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a
modern, state-of-the-art environment. 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: Under the direction of the Associate Director, Psychiatric
Nursing works collaboratively with other services and disciplines
to plan, develop and evaluate comprehensive care for psychiatric
patients in the hospital and the community. Examples of Typical
Tasks: 1. Assists in developing policies, objectives and standards
of nursing service and education. 2. Assists in the preparation of
personnel, supply and equipment budgets. 3. Assists in the
development of administrative procedures and programs of patient
care. 4. 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. 5. Assists with the planning, organization
and conduct of a nursing education program. 6. May assume
responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating
nursing service on the evening and night tours. 7. Directs
activities of Supervisor of Nurses. 8. Prepares and makes periodic
and daily reports on administrative matters relating to staff and
patient management. 9. Participates in the direction and
implementation of a quality assurance program for nursing. 10.
Attends and chairs regular staff meetings with nursing personnel.
11. 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. 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
Keywords: NYC Health, Lakewood , Ast Dir. Nursing, Healthcare , Bronx, New Jersey
