Job Summary:

The Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of assigned nursing area(s) in order to facilitate and deliver comprehensive quality nursing care and to manage the environment in which care is given. The Assistant Nurse Manager prioritizes tasks for nursing staff, resolves staffing issues and problems, assists with goals, planning, customer service, standards, certification and accreditation, administrative and budget management, personnel resource management, communication, and quality activities. Ensures adherence to hospital or department and university policies and to nursing policies, procedures, standards, and practices. The Assistant Nurse Manager exemplifies the Upstate mission, vision, and values and acts in accordance with Upstate policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Nursing or a Masters degree in Nursing required. NYS Licensed/Registered (or eligible) RN required. Two years of post-licensure acute care RN experience (preferably in a specialty area) is required. CPR-BLS certification is required by the time of appointment. Excellent written/oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Nursing Leadership certification and prior leadership experience strongly preferred. Pediatric hematology/oncology experience strongly preferred.

Work Days:

Monday - Friday, evenings and nights

Message to Applicants:

The posting was refreshed on 01/08/2026, originally posted on March 13th, 2024.

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.