Job Description

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a dedicated and experienced Geriatric Psychiatric Unit Nurse Manager to oversee and manage our specialized psychiatric care for elderly patients. This leadership position is designed for a nurse with extensive experience in geriatric psychiatric care, who is passionate about providing high-quality care to older adults with mental health needs. The Geriatric Psychiatric Unit Nurse Manager will lead a team of skilled nursing professionals, ensuring the delivery of compassionate, patient-centered care in a safe and supportive environment. Join us in improving the quality of life for older adults facing mental health challenges and make a lasting impact in our community.

Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital  is seeking a  Nurse Manager of Patient Care Services in Geriatric Psychiatry

In this highly visible role, you will be charged with the day-to-day operations of the Inpatient 32-bed Psych Unit. Your excellent people skills, organizational ability, and talent for communication will serve you well, as you lead your staff and build relationships with physicians and other hospital employees.

• 24-hour responsibility for a 29-bed inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit.
• Ensure that nursing staff follow evidence-based practices for managing psychiatric conditions in older adults. Provide clinical oversight, assist with complex cases, and ensure that care plans are tailored to the unique needs of geriatric patients.
• Staff Management, recruitment, retention, labor relations, employee performance evaluation, staff education, and staff schedules.
• Work closely with psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive care plans. Participate in care meetings to discuss treatment goals and adjust plans as needed.
• Guide staff in the management of psychiatric crises and behavioral interventions using appropriate de-escalation techniques. Ensure that the unit maintains a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff.
• Specialized Survey process – DEA-regulated medication.
• Performance/quality improvement projects, internal and external regulatory and survey requirements and  implement procedural and policy changes to improve operations.
• Ensures standards and regulations of accrediting agencies such as Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Standards (JCAHO) and New York State and City Department of Health are met.
• Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Supply chain - Recommends cost-saving methods, such as supply changes and disposal of records to improve efficiency of department.
• Budget - Assists in the planning of budgetary needs by analyzing short and long-term programming plans. Collaborates with department leadership to ensure the completion of the annual budget and subsequent monitoring of financial status of the department, unit or division.
• Chairs department committees and participates in hospital committees as assigned.
• Maintenance of OMH/JCAHO Standards and implementation and evaluation of Quality Performance Initiatives.
• Lead patient experience/satisfaction metrics and surveys.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing and master?s degree in nursing or healthcare-related field or be enrolled in a program preferred

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive clinical and nursing expertise on a clinical psychiatry unit and Med/Surg unit
• 3-5 years of progressive management/leadership experience/success required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Psychiatric mental health nurse preferred (Board Certified, PMHN, PMH-BC) 
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) ? Crisis prevention & intervention de-escalation and training certification preferred 

Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable)

• Licensed as a registered nurse, Issuing Agency: Department of Health/Office of Professions in the state of New York.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Issuing Agency: AHA
• Psychiatric mental health nurse preferred (Board Certified, PMHN, PMH-BC) 
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) ? Crisis prevention & intervention de-escalation and training certification preferred 

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The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $115494 - $173241 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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