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St. Mary’s Healthcare has been named a 2025 Times Union Top Workplace. We are the first acute care hospital in the Capital Region to earn the distinction since the Times Union launched the recognition program 14 years ago.

Job Requisition: REQ3620

Employment type: Full time

Shift: Days

Hours per week: 40 hours

Hiring Range : $83,699.20 - $ 108,804.80

The actual compensation for this position will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Responsibilities:

Staffing & Coordination:

+ Assist Staffing Coordinator with all staffing on patient care unit(s).

+ Review and approve all time and attendance requests following organizational policies.

+ Plan and coordinator all supplies and patient care activities.

Financial Oversight:

+ Monitors and adheres to budget. Approves or monitors expenditures, purchases, and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines.

Staff Development:

+ Conducts hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.

+ Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services for the assigned unit(s).

+ Evaluates the effectiveness of the staff and unit performance and coordinates the unit activities with other departments.

Clinical Operations:

+ Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements for self and within unit.

+ Ensure quality of care by making rounds to determine effectiveness of care and patient satisfaction.

+ Develops and implements policies and procedures to guarantee efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit.

Ensure patient care assignments are based on individual patient needs, assignment complexity, and staff qualifications.

Staffing & Coordination:

+ Assist Staffing Coordinator with all staffing on patient care unit(s).

+ Review and approve all time and attendance requests following organizational policies.

+ Plan and coordinator all supplies and patient care activities.

Financial Oversight:

+ Monitors and adheres to budget. Approves or monitors expenditures, purchases, and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines.

Staff Development:

+ Conducts hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.

+ Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services for the assigned unit(s).

+ Evaluates the effectiveness of the staff and unit performance and coordinates the unit activities with other departments.

Clinical Operations:

+ Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements for self and within unit.

+ Ensure quality of care by making rounds to determine effectiveness of care and patient satisfaction.

+ Develops and implements policies and procedures to guarantee efficient and effective delivery of health services in a unit.

+ Ensure patient care assignments are based on individual patient needs, assignment complexity, and staff qualifications.

Additional Responsibilities:

+ Actively participate in and attend all team meetings as required.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Education, Training & Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in nursing required, Master’s preferred.

+ BLS Provider obtained within 1 Months (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

+ Experience with electronic/hybrid medical records. Meditech experience preferred. Ideal candidate will have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in acute care.

+ Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 year leadership or management experience.

Certifications / Licensure:

+ Current New York State license as Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Required Skills and Attributes:

+ Ability to organize and establish day-to-day priorities while using critical thinking skills in all aspects of the job.

+ Must be able to multitask while remaining professional, focused, composed and positive.

+ Excellent customer service skills

+ Displays integrity, friendliness, and compassion.

+ Must be able to establish an appropriate and effective rapport with others.

+ Demonstrates flexibility

+ Takes initiative

+ Able to work in a fast-paced environment

+ Embraces new opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.

+ Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

+ Proficient with various Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel).

+ Strong organizational skills.

+ Effective interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to take and follow direction in a positive and appropriate manner.

+ Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Must be able to demonstrate effective and appropriate written and oral communication skills.

+ Must be able to speak, read, write and follow instructions in English.