Archive for year: 2025
From registered nurse to senior director of patient care, discover a rewarding career path in nursing at Northwell Health.
Are you interested in growing your nursing career at Northwell Health? Our nurses can advance their careers through various personal and professional resources and development programs. This includes continuing education opportunities through our Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), Institute for Nursing, mentorships, Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs), tuition reimbursement and more.
Below, you can explore one of the many ways you can grow your career from a registered nurse to a senior director of patient care. For the complete job profiles of each role, we invite you to visit NorthwellCareers.com or click the link below to get started on this career journey as a registered nurse. Discover a career well cared for in nursing at Northwell today.
View our available nursing roles today.
Registered Nurse
Registered nurses perform an age specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. They collaborate with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Nurses also use leadership skills and clinical judgment in coordinating patient care to direct and delegate activities of the patient care unit team.
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, required. Bachelor’s degree in nursing, preferred. Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years and obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of job entry date.
- Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
Following a registered nurse, you may look to transition to an assistant nurse manager of patient care by advancing your clinical skills and gaining leadership experience.
Assistant Nurse Manager, Patient Care
An assistant nurse manager (ANM) of patient care, under the leadership of the manager, has shift related fiscal, clinical and operational accountability. The ANM is responsible for a direct care unit or units within Northwell Health. Utilizing the nursing process, the ANM is responsible for creating a safe, healthy work environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and family centered care in a healing environment. The role is influential in supporting a professional environment and fostering a culture where highly engaged interdisciplinary team members are able to contribute to optimal patient outcomes and to grow professionally. The ANM maintains clinical expertise and knowledge in order to provide direct care as a key component of their role.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
- Requires current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- Requires four (4) to six (6) years of technical experience and up to two (2) years of leadership and management experience.
As you look to move forward in your career path into a manager of patient care you will continue advancing your leadership skills. You may also want to consider taking part in a mentorship program.
Manager, Patient Care
As a manager of patient care, under the leadership of the patient care director, the manager has 24/7 fiscal, clinical and operational accountability. They are responsible for a direct care unit or units within Northwell Health. Utilizing the nursing process, the manager is responsible for creating a safe, healthy work environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and family centered care in a healing milieu. The manager fosters a culture where highly engaged interdisciplinary team members are able to contribute to optimal patient outcomes and to grow professionally.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
- Master in Nursing, preferred.
- Requires current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- At least five (5) years of nursing experience with evidence of leadership mastery at the assistant manager level or equivalent such as charge RN, team lead, council chair, project manager, or above.
While advancing your career into a senior manager, you will continue leveraging your clinical skills while also gaining more experience leading a team. You may also continue broadening your financial and quality management skills through leadership courses and networking opportunities throughout the healthcare system.
Senior Manager, Patient Care
As a senior manager of patient care, you will manage and direct inpatient units and overall assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Senior managers carry out the strategic planning, clinical management, patient care, budgeting, financial management and quality management. You will also foster an environment of collaboration and respect with physician colleagues, nurses and other healthcare team members.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
- Requires current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- Requires six (6) to ten (10) years of technical experience and five (5) to seven (7) years of leadership and management experience.
As you continue your path to becoming a director of patient care and pursue a master’s degree in nursing, it will allow you to continue advancing your leadership, management and financial skills.
Director, Patient Care
As director of patient care, you will assume 24-hour responsibility for multiple units within designated service lines for the overall assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on the service. The position is critical in carrying out the system, hospital and nursing service mission, vision, values. As a key stakeholder, the director plays an integral role in the development and execution of the overall strategic plan. The emphasis of the plan includes growth and business development, along with the goal of obtaining top quartile clinical, fiscal and patient care outcomes for their area of responsibility. With a focus on creating a healthy work environment, the director promotes the health system service standards and creates a highly engaged, patient focused, caring environment that addresses the needs of patients and their families in an individualized manner. This role functions as a key clinical leader who communicates regularly with the physician leader and departmental administrator. They foster an environment of collaboration and respect with interprofessional colleagues and the entire health care team.
- Requires a master’s degree in nursing.
- Requires current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- At least eight (8) years of nursing experience with evidence of at least three (3) of those years with progressive leadership experience at the manager level or equivalent.
While continuing your journey to become a senior director, you will be broadening your clinical knowledge as a leader through continuing education and networking.
Senior Director, Patient Care
As a senior director of patient care, you assume 24-hour responsibility for multiple units or departments and multiple sites to develop and implement strategic plans, drive departmental goals and objectives, improve departmental performance and hire, educate, evaluate, manage and develop staff.
- Requires a master’s degree in nursing or related field.
- Requires current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- Requires eight (8) to twelve (12) years of technical experience.
- Requires seven (7) or more years of leadership and/or management experience.
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From rehabilitation services aide to a registered respiratory therapist, discover a new career path at Northwell Health.
Are you looking to grow your career as a rehabilitation services aide? At Northwell, we believe in a culture of growth and continuous learning that allows our team members to explore different career paths. Our team members can advance their careers through various personal and professional development programs, including educational opportunities through our Emergency Medical Institute at the Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), tuition reimbursement programs and more.
Rehabilitation Services Aide
A rehabilitation services aide performs many tasks relating to the preparation of patients for treatment. They also assist therapists in their treatment of patients and maintain the therapy department in a neat and orderly fashion.
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires up to one (0-1) year of relevant experience.
View our available rehabilitation services aide roles here.
Following a rehabilitation services aide, you may look to transition to a telemetry monitor technician by obtaining an AEMT-CC or EMT-P certification at Northwell’s Emergency Medical Institute at CLI or through a local community college program.
Telemetry/Monitor Technician
Observes electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor and closed-circuit television (CCTV), and alerts nurses and physicians to changes in the patient’s rate, rhythm and the occurrence of arrhythmias in the Telemetry Unit.
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires up to one (0-1) year of technical experience.
View our available telemetry technician roles here.
Following a telemetry/monitor technician, you may look to transition to a career in respiratory care as a respiratory therapist by getting your license in respiratory therapy in New York State, plus obtaining additional certifications.
Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory therapists perform comprehensive respiratory assessments, utilize a process in delivering care to assigned patients, provide patients/families with respiratory therapy education as ordered and perform related duties as required. Your background as a telemetry monitor technician will provide a great foundation for this role and also allow you to broaden your skills while continuing your education.
- Requires an associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Requires a current license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in New York State, and Current Respiratory Therapist (NBRC) Certification in New York State, plus specialized certifications as needed.
- Requires one to three (1-3) years of relevant experience.
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From food service assistant to a chef de partie, discover a rewarding culinary career path at Northwell Health.
Are you interested in growing into a culinary career at Northwell Health? Our team members can advance their careers in both clinical and non-clinical roles through various personal and professional resources and development programs. This includes continuing education opportunities through our Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), mentorships, Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs), tuition reimbursement and more.
Below, you can explore one of the many ways you can grow your career from a food service assistant to a cook and into a chef de partie. For the complete job profiles of each role, we invite you to visit NorthwellCareers.com or click the link below to get started on this career journey as a food service assistant. Discover a career well cared for as part of our Northwell team today.
View our available food service assistant roles today.
Food Service Assistant
Food service assistants perform several tasks relating to the preparation and service of food, delivery and collection of food and supplies, appropriate operation of machinery and sanitation of specific areas of the department.
- Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires one (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience.
Following a food service assistant, you may look to transition to a cook by advancing your hospitality skills and gaining additional culinary experience.
Cook
Cooks prepare and cook food for patients, employees and guests. They also maintain a sanitary environment and assist the chef, as needed.
- Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires one (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience.
As you look to move forward in your career path from a cook to a chef de partie, you can pursue a culinary or relevant degree by utilizing Northwell’s tuition reimbursement program. Your background as a food service assistant and cook will provide a great foundation for this role and also allow you to broaden your skills while continuing your education.
Chef de Partie
The chef de partie prepares and specializes in the preparation of a specific food group. This includes various meat, fish, produce and desserts.
- Requires associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Requires three (3) to five (5) years of relevant experience.
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From a medical assistant or secretary to manager of operations, discover an extraordinary career path at Northwell Health
Are you looking to grow into a career in operations at Northwell? Our team members can advance their careers in clinical and non-clinical roles through various personal and professional resources and development programs. This includes continuing educational opportunities through our Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), mentorships, Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs), tuition reimbursement and more. Below, you can explore one of the many ways you can grow your career from a medical assistant or secretary to a patient account representative to a supervisor of patient account services to manager of operations. For the complete job profiles of each role, we invite you to visit NorthwellCareers.com or click the link below to get started on this career journey as a medical secretary and discover a career well cared for as part of our Northwell team today.
View our available medical assistant and secretary roles today.
Medical Secretary
Medical secretaries perform diversified secretarial duties supporting management and physicians in the office or hospital. They may also perform diversified secretarial duties including scheduling appointments, recordkeeping, file and office inventory maintenance and perform related duties, as required.
- Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires prior clerical experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
Medical Assistant
Medical assistants administer para-professional nursing care. Their duties include, but are not limited to, preparing patients for the physician and administering and recording laboratory tests. They may also assist in coordinating patient needs including preparation and organization of patient clinic charts.
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires successful completion of a six (6) month to one (1) year course in medical assisting at an accredited school.
- Requires successful completion of one of the following:
- Medical assistant training program with certificate.
- One (1) to three (3) years of experience as a medical assistant, emergency medical technician or certified nursing attendant with certificate).
- Northwell Health medical assistant training program.
- Requires data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute).
- Prior experience and demonstrated competence as a medical assistant is preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
As you move along your career path from a medical secretary or medical assistant to a patient account representative, you can pursue a relevant degree by utilizing Northwell’s tuition reimbursement program. Your background as a medical secretary or assistant will provide a great foundation for this role and also allow you to broaden your skills while continuing your education.
Patient Account Representative
Patient account representatives assist in monitoring the activities and performance of physician practices to ensure that billing-related functions are performed in an efficient manner consistent with department policies and procedures.
- Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
- Requires one (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience.
While transitioning from a patient account representative into a supervisor of patient account services, you will continue your education toward a relevant degree. This will allow you to continue advancing your education while also gaining experience in leadership.
Supervisor, Patient Account Services
Supervisors in patient account services monitor the billing team and daily operations of various health system sites to ensure that billing related functions are performed in an efficient manner consistent with department policies and procedures.
- Requires an associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Requires four (4) to six (6) years of relevant experience and up to two (2) years of leadership or management experience.
As you continue your career journey from supervisor of patient account services into a manager of operations, you will continue your education toward a bachelor’s degree. You may also participate in mentorship and management training programs. This will allow you to experience a variety of specialized learning and engagement activities in healthcare administration and operations management.
Manager, Operations
Manager of operations manage the daily administrative operations of a multi-physician, single or multiple practices, for a division or program. They also coordinate administrative functions, plan and support development of the site or joint division programs and all related areas. These leaders also manage all personnel and maintain accurate and current files on all department budgets, capital equipment requests and programs related to operational issues.
- Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Requires six (6) to eight (8) years of relevant experience and two (2) to five (5) years of leadership and management experience.
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