Nurse Manager

Overview

Explore a career with Mercy Hospital, a 375-bed not-for-profit hospital and member of Catholic Health, which was voted a Top Workplace on Long Island for two consecutive year by Newsday. Mercy offers a NYS designated Stroke Center, Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has received Pathway to Excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center - the only hospital in the region and one of only two in NY State to receive this prestigious award.

Responsibilities

 

 

The Nurse Manager provides clinical, operational, financial, and administrative leadership for Procedural Services, including PACU, Endoscopy, Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology (Cath/EP) Lab, and Special Procedures. The Nurse Manager promotes a culture of safety, quality, patient-centered care, employee engagement, shared governance, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. This role partners with physicians and interdisciplinary leaders to advance the organization's mission, Journey to Magnet®, and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nurse Manager Competencies.

 

Essential Responsibilities

Communication & Relationship Building

• Builds collaborative relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Promotes employee engagement, shared governance, teamwork, and a healthy work environment.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops staff and emerging leaders.
• Champions patient- and family-centered care and service excellence.

Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment

• Ensures safe, evidence-based, high-quality patient care.
• Leads quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Supports the organization's Journey to Magnet® through nursing excellence, professional practice, and specialty certification.
• Maintains competency and compliance with applicable regulatory and specialty standards.

Leadership

• Provides visible leadership aligned with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
• Leads change, innovation, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Uses data to improve quality, patient experience, employee engagement, and operational performance.
• Fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Professionalism

• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and ethical leadership.
• Promotes lifelong learning, professional development, and evidence-based practice.
• Serves as a role model for nursing excellence and organizational values.

Business Skills & Principles

• Oversees daily operations, staffing, scheduling, productivity, and patient throughput.
• Manages departmental budgets, labor, supplies, and resources.
• Monitors operational, quality, financial, and patient experience metrics.
• Supports service line growth, operational excellence, and fiscal stewardship.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of critical care, procedural, perianesthesia, cardiovascular, and endoscopy nursing.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of quality improvement, healthcare finance, workforce management, and regulatory standards.
• Ability to analyze data, lead change, and achieve quality, operational, financial, and patient experience goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Master's degree (MSN, MHA, MBA, or related field) preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience in critical care, cardiovascular, and/or procedural services
• At least two (2) years of progressive nursing leadership experience preferred.
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications required.

Pay Range

USD $133,870.00 - USD $160,165.00 /Yr.

Qualifications

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.