Nursing Manager

Nursing Supervisor – Night Shift

Location: Queens, NY 11691

Schedule: Full-Time | 3 nights per week | Every other weekend

Work Setting: On-Site

Salary: $140,000–$155,000 per year

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Nursing Supervisor to provide leadership and oversight across the entire hospital during the night shift. This is a hands-on Nurse Leader position responsible for being in charge of the full house.

The ideal candidate has strong acute care/hospital background.

The Nursing Supervisor will be visible throughout the hospital, rounding on units, supporting staff, addressing patient-care needs and ensuring appropriate staffing and coverage throughout the night.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide house-wide nursing leadership and oversight during the night shift


• Serve as the senior nursing leader on-site when other nursing leadership is not present


• Round throughout the hospital and maintain a visible presence on the units


• Support nurses and clinical teams with patient-care and operational concerns


• Assess staffing needs and determine appropriate solutions when a nurse calls out or units become understaffed


• Make sound, timely decisions regarding staffing, patient care and operational issues


• Recognize situations that require escalation and communicate effectively with appropriate leadership


• Support safe, high-quality patient care throughout the hospital


• Work effectively with physicians, nurses, ancillary departments and hospital leadership


• Manage effectively within a unionized environment


• Address challenging situations with professionalism, confidence and sound judgment


• Ensure policies, procedures and standards of care are followed


• Serve as a resource and leader for nursing staff across the entire facility

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience


• Significant acute care/hospital-based experience required


• Previous experience in a nursing leadership or management role


• Must have experience managing from an acute care setting


• Previous experience managing in a union environment


• Strong understanding of hospital staffing and patient-care operations


• Ability to confidently assess situations, make decisions and determine when to escalate


• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Candidates whose current background is in long-term care or rehabilitation may be considered if they have meaningful prior hospital/acute care management experience. Candidates with only LTC or rehab experience will not be an ideal fit.