Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, a nationally renowned Academic Medical Center, a Nurse Manager is a valuable member of our team, who oversees clinical services for our patient population, supervises, coordinates and directs the twenty four hour daily operation of a unit(s) and the staff. They provide a cost effective, safe, therapeutic and aesthetically pleasing environment. Psychiatry and Behavioral Health are expanding areas and this is an exciting time at Stony Brook with our new partners Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate dynamic nursing leadership skills and possess outstanding communication skills, while adhering to our high standards of excellence. This leader’s vision, in collaboration with the entire team, will support the unit’s advancement to the next level, which includes broader collaboration with our East End partner hospitals.

Duties of a Nurse Manager may include the following but are not limited to:

• Identifies staffing needs based on patient acuity and nurse level of practice.
• Plans monthly and vacation time schedules.
• Interviews and recommends selection of nursing staff.
• Completes shift and/or daily patient care and unit assignment sheets based on patient acuity and nurses' levels of practice.
• Delegate’s specific tasks to subordinates according to their abilities and the task at hand, providing them with direction and supervision for successful task completion.
• Monitors the quality of nursing care rendered, and the documentation of the nursing process through direct interaction with nursing staff and their assigned patients.
• Coordinates the delivery of patient care rendered, and the documentation of the nursing process through direct interaction with nursing staff and their assigned patients.  Conducts ongoing review and audit of patients' medical records.
• Ensures all staff's compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

NYS RN Licensure. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Minimum three years relevant nursing experience in adult, child/adolescent psychiatry.  Minimum two years management supervisory experience in nursing/psychiatry to direct, monitor and evaluate the nursing care furnished. Proficiency in computer skills, (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). to direct, monitor and evaluate the nursing care furnished

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Nursing, Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing, Health Care Administration or related field or current enrollment in a Master’s program. ANCC Board Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Clinical and/or leadership experience

Special Notes:

Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.

All Hospital positions are subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.  This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.

*This position will remain posted until filled or for 90 days max.

An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. For full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date). If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation. Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements: Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services (The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination), submit (3) written references, and provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s). Please be advised that failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

The best ideas in medicine start with the best people. At Stony Brook Medicine, our highest calling is to put the power of ideas to work in our patients’ lives. Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of our health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. Stony Brook Medicine is Long Island’s premier academic medical center. With 603 beds, we serve as the region’s only tertiary care center and Level 1 Trauma Center, and are home to the Stony Brook Heart Institute, Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute, and Stony Brook Digestive Disorders Institute. We also encompass Suffolk County’s only Level 4 Regional Perinatal Center, state-designated AIDS Center, state-designated Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, state-designated Burn Center, the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence, and Kidney Transplant Center. It is home of the nation’s first Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center.

Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive campus climate. We encourage protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, women and minorities to apply.

This function/position has been designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 632-6161 OR THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (631) 444-4700. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (631) 632-6350. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE UNIVERSITY POLICE WEBSITE AT http://www.stonybrook.edu/police