DIRECTOR OF NURSING - BROOKLYN Job Details Job Location Callen-Lorde Community Health Center - Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Salary Range $131,800.00 - $143,250.00 Salary/year Travel Percentage None Job Shift Any Job Category Health Care Description About Us: Callen-Lorde is the global leader in LGBTQ+ healthcare. Since the days of Stonewall, we have been transforming lives in LGBTQ+ communities through excellent comprehensive care, provided free of judgment and regardless of ability to pay. In addition, we are continuously pioneering research, advocacy and education to drive positive change around the world, because we believe healthcare is a human right. Our Mission: Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBTQ+ health issues. About the Role: Callen-Lorde is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Nursing to lead the nursing operations at our Brooklyn location. The Director of Nursing will oversee clinical and operational nursing services, ensuring high-quality, inclusive, and comprehensive patient care. This leadership role is central to promoting wellness and preventive health, driving quality improvements, and fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the nursing team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading a dedicated team in delivering compassionate and innovative care to a diverse patient population, including LGBTQ+ individuals and those living with HIV. Key Responsibilities: As the Director of Nursing, your responsibilities will include: + Nursing Team Leadership: Oversee recruitment, training, supervision, and performance evaluation for the nursing team, including RNs, LPNs, MAs, Pharmacy Technicians, and other nursing staff. Foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. + Patient Care Oversight: Ensure the delivery of high-quality, sensitive nursing care, including triage, health education, medication administration, and laboratory services + Quality Improvement and Efficiency: Lead clinical quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with the Quality Management team. Continuously evaluate and optimize clinic workflows for maximum efficiency and productivity. + Staff Development: Conduct performance reviews for nursing administration staff. Serve as a role model for professional competence and ethical standards. + Administrative Duties: Oversee scheduling, inventory management, and purchasing of medical supplies, vaccines, and medications. Maintain quality control for laboratory services and CLIA-waived testing. + Infection Control and Safety: Obtain and oversee Infection Control certification for the Brooklyn site + Interdepartmental Collaboration: Partner with other departments to implement new programs, workflows, and interdisciplinary care models + Education and Training: Collaborate with the Research Department to develop health education materials and training curricula. Identify or create patient educational resources to enhance health literacy. + Strategic Leadership: Actively contribute to Callen-Lorde’s mission to build an anti-racist organization by leading within a diversity, equity, and inclusion framework. Work Schedule: This is a full-time position with evening hours. Benefits: Salary will be based on experience and will be accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package including an exceptional low cost medical plan option for you, your spouse/domestic partner and/or your family, dental insurance, vision insurance, no cost life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Tuition Assistance, commuter benefits, a generous paid time off plan, and a 403B retirement savings plan. Qualifications Education, Experience + Current and valid New York State Registered Nurse License. + Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred + Five plus years of supervisory/leadership experience + Three years’ experience in an outpatient clinical setting preferred. + Familiarity with infection control, DOH and OSHA regulations + Experience serving Callen-Lorde’s target populations preferred. + Experience managing diverse teams of medical professionals preferred. + Current BCLS certification. + Strong computer competency. Desired Characteristics, Skills + Experience or interest in working within an LGBTQ-inclusive environment preferred. + Ability to work within team-based structure + Strong, proven ability to work with diverse populations. + Timely, effective, and attuned communicator in a matrix environment + Excellent judgment and discretion. + Demonstrated leadership and administrative/organizational skills. + Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and professional demeanor. + Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred. + Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde.