Patient Care Director - Neonatal ICU - Full Time

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Patient Care Director - Neonatal ICU - Full Time

Manage the all aspects and daily operations of emergency care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Maintain an autonomous environment that inspires nurses to reach their full potential. Mentor and evaluate over 100 FTEs and inspire their continued professional growth. Drive strategic initiatives that shape the future of emergency care and align with hospital wide goals. Regularly assess unit operations and identify process improvement to enhance the patient experience. Assume front line responsibility for unit's fiscal performance, resource allocation, scheduling, staff evaluation and patient care delivery on a 24-hour basis.

As a 58-bed Level IV tertiary NICU, we care for newborns who require the highest level of neonatal intensive care including HIE requiring total body cooling, extremely low birth weight premature infants, newborns with complex surgical conditions and neonates with complicated respiratory disorders that might need ECMO.

Our Level IV NICU has one of the lowest chronic lung disease rates in the whole country and our center has a world renowned NICU comfort care program as well being a fetal surgery center for neonates with neurological conditions like myelomeningocele. As a magnet designated children's hospital, we take pride in our highly skilled clinical nurses who offer the most current and evidence-based family centered care to our tiny patients

This is a full time mid shift position at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Preferred Criteria:

• Five years of leadership experience in a NICU or within a large academic medical center
• Demonstrated leadership in leading unit development
• Experience with union environments
• National Certification

Required Criteria:

• At least three years of Level IV NICU experience
• Four years of leadership experience
• BCLS and NRP
• Master's degree in Nursing (MSN)
• Current NYS RN licensure (or willingness to obtain within 3 months)

Join a healthcare system where employee engagement is at an all-time high. Here we foster a culture of respect, belonging, and inclusion. Enjoy comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life. Start your life-changing journey today.

Please note that all roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP.

NYP will not reimburse for travel expenses.

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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

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