Assistant Manager-Nursing-ABQ

Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Malpractice liability insurance

Loan forgiveness via NM Higher Ed Dept

Wearable safety badge

Night/weekend shift differentials

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque seeks a Nursing Leader to partner with the Nursing Director and RN Manager to coordinate operational, financial and personnel activities for designated units.

The role focuses on clinical leadership, staff development, and ensuring high-quality patient care while meeting regulatory requirements and budget targets.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in NM or Compact State
• BSN required; leadership experience preferred
• ACLS/PALS/other clinical certifications as required by service area

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate unit operations under Nursing Director and Department RN Manager
• Recruitment, interviews and orientation for new staff
• Monitor staffing, budget and productivity targets
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and patient safety standards
• Drive quality metrics and continuous improvement at the point of care
• Mentor staff and support professional development
• Act as super-user to deploy health care technologies

Skills

Leadership

Human Resources

Process Improvement

Financial Management

Technology/EMR

Education

BSN

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Location Address:1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930Compensation Pay Range:Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00Summary:Under the direction of the Nursing Director, works with the Department RN Manager in planning, implementing and coordinating the operational, financial and personnel activities of the designated area(s). Provides clinical and operational leadership for assigned unit(s) which includes hands-on unit presence and direction in facilitating provision of patient care and achieving organizational outcomes.How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)• Malpractice liability insurance• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department• EPIC electronic charting systemType of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: Yes Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)Responsibilities:Leadership CompetenciesA. Leads Self: Foundational knowledge of the master competenciesB. Leads Team: Ability to manage and direct team and unit operationsC. Leads PHS: Ability to achieve resultsa. Performance Dimensionsi. Managing the Business1. Clinical practice knowledge: Subject matter expert in the service area. Guides, mentors, provides support, holds staff accountable to care processes supporting clinical care practice in service area(s).2. Human resources: Contributes to the recruitment, interviewing, selection of potential candidates.3. Orientation of new staff: Participates in driving the orientation process including the selection of preceptors, monitoring, and analysis of processes to attain the desired outcomes of orientation processes and retention of new hires.4. Labor Laws: Provides an on-going presence to facilitate and drive an environment that maintains compliance with state and federal labor laws.5. Process Improvement: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care to achieve quality indicators/targets, utilization of performance tools to improve processes and outcomes, optimizing patient safety, optimizes communication between all work groups, and hardwires processes to support continuous regulatory readiness, monitoring.6. Foundational thinking: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care to support integration of work models and evidence-based practice to the bedside.7. Technology: Proficient in using computer based skills/applications, clinical based technologies supporting patient care including electronic medical record, medication management. Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care integrates technology into patient care processes. Acts as a super-user to support deployment and integration of health care technologies into patient care practices.8. Strategic management: Contributes to and drives work plans at the point of care to achieve optimal patient care and organizational results to the point of care, written reports of outcomes, presentation to key business audiences.9. Financial management: Contributes to the oversight of the financial components of unit operations including budget creation, monitoring, analyzing, report variances. Leads efforts to align staffing and facilitates throughput with unit/organizational care needs with attention to productivity and budget targets.ii. Leading People1. Human resource leadership skills: Under the direction of the Nursing Director, works with the Department RN Manager in contributing to the monitoring or staff, preparing staff performance reviews including evaluations, goal setting, and development plans. Contributes to achieving staff engagement and satisfaction targets. Actively involved in mentoring to increase staff competency and level of care. Participation in succession planning; models professional standards and behaviors at the point of care2. Relationship management: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care by applying communication skills that optimize active listening, inquiry; use effective dialogue, conflict management techniques, negotiation, and mediation skills.3. Diversity: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care to maintain an environment that upholds the cultural/population specific standards for those served; maintains an environment that upholds a diverse workforce.4. Shared decision making: Supports the process of shared governance and shared decision-making.iii. Professionalism1. Professional and personal accountability: Role models the value of continuous learning including academic advancement, continuing education, and maintains currency on current care practices. Actively involved in performing annual self-assessment and on-going development action plan.2. Career Planning: Assesses career planning/goals and develops/implements continuous learning and activities to support goal path.3. Personal Journey: Actively reflects on continuous learning activities, utilizes action-learning techniques to identify and act on areas of strength and opportunities.4. Reflective Practice: Incorporates and role models integrity, ability to maneuver ambiguity, seeks and acts on the potential within self and others, supports and fosters C.A.R.E.S. behaviors, supports a just culture.iv. C.A.R.E.S. Behaviors: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care and supports, fosters, and holds self and staff answerable to C.A. R. E.S. behaviors (Continuous learning, accountability, respect/respond, environmental safety, and superior outcomes).v. Professional Practice Model: Synergy1. Synergy Model: Provides in the moment leadership at the point of care to manages and drive staff performance and accountabilities to incorporate (1) Clinical judgment and action, (2) Patient advocacy, (3) Caring practices, (4) Collaboration within the interprofessional team, (5) Systems thinking, (6) Response to diversity, (7) Facilitation of learning, and (8) Clinical Inquiry.Professional Requirements:1. Maintains current professional licensure2. Educational Requirementsa. BSN4. Professional emergency response training requirements as specified by service areaa. CDS Inpatienti. Current BLS requiredii. Additional Requirements based upon area of service1. Progressive Care: Current ACLS required2. Adult Intensive Care: Current ACLS required3. Adult Cardiac Critical Care: Current ACLS required4. Emergency Department: Current ACLS/PALS required5. Pediatrics: Current PALS required6. Pediatric Heme/Onc: Current PALS required7. PICU: Current PALS required8. Newborn Nursery: Current NRP required9. NICU: Current NRP required10. Family Birthing Center: Current NRP/Fetal monitoring required; permanent charge ACLS required11. Mother-Baby Care-Current NRP required12. Operating Room: Current ACLS, PALS required13. PACU: Current ACLS, PALS requiredb. CDS Outpatienti. Primary care clinics: Current BLS requiredii. Specialty care clinics: Current BLS required, Chemotherapy certification required in Oncologyiii. Urgent Care: Current BLS requirediv. Pediatric Urgent Care: Current BLS/PALS requiredc. Regional Critical Access Hospitalsi. Medical- Surgical: Current BLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.ii. Critical Care: Current BLS/ACLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.iii. Emergency Department: BLS/ACLS/PALS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.iv. Family Birthing Center: Current BLS/NRP/fetal monitoring required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.v. Operating Room: Current ACLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.d. Regional Non-Critical Access Hospitali. Medical- Surgical: Current BLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.ii. Critical Care: Current BLS/ACLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.iii. Emergency Department: Current PALS (PRMC), ACLS/TNCC (Espanola)/ENPC (Espanola) required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.iv. Family Birthing Center: Current BLS/ NRP/STABLE required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.v. Operating Room: Current BLS/ACLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.vi. Day Surgery: Current BLS/ACLS required. Other emergency response training may be required by Director of Patient Care.e. Home Care/Hospicei. Home care: Current BLS requiredii. Hospice: Current BLS requirediii. Inpatient Hospice: Current BLS requiredQualifications:Other information:Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required*BLS required.Academic Preparation:*BSN required*Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)UPDATED: 3/1/26We're all about well-being, starting with yours.Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.Learn more about our employee benefits.About Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesPresbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.Compensation DisclaimerThe compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services