Assistant Nurse Manager

jeffersonhealth; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to provide oversight of patient care and nursing services on the assigned unit and shift. The role partners with the nurse manager to plan and assess nursing care, lead daily operations, and serve as a clinical role model for the team.

The incumbent assists in hiring and evaluating staff, promotes evidence-based care and patient satisfaction, and participates in Magnet and Shared Governance through nursing development and council involvement.

Qualifications

• Oversees patient care and nursing services on assigned unit and shift.
• Promotes quality evidence-based care and patient satisfaction.
• Assists in hiring and evaluation of staff.
• Supports Magnet and Shared Governance through participation in councils and the Clinical Ladder program.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson Health values.
• Plans, directs and coordinates nursing care for the patient care area in collaboration with the nurse manager.
• Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.
• Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies and procedures aligned with departmental goals.
• Assists with performance evaluations and serves as a clinical resource on policies, procedures, patient standards, and risk management.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to ensure effective operations of the nursing unit.
• Supports nursing professional development and mentoring of colleagues on councils and the Clinical Ladder program.

Job description

Job Details

With a commitment to patient- and family-centered care, the assistant nurse manager works with the nurse manager and provides oversight for patient care and nursing services on their assigned unit and shift. They promote quality evidence-based care and patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsive manner. The assistant nurse manager collaborates with the nurse manager in assessment and planning for nursing care. She/he assists in leading the daily operations of the unit. Acts as a resource, lead, and clinical role model for the patient care team. Advances and oversees patient care standards of the unit for the designated shift. Facilitates and coordinates patient care delivery and flow through the continuum of care. She/he carries out the responsibilities of the nurse manager in her/his absence with guidance from the Administrative Director. The Assistant Nurse Manager participates in hiring and evaluation of staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective operations of the nursing unit. She/he supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program

Job Description

With a commitment to patient- and family-centered care, the assistant nurse manager works with the nurse manager and provides oversight for patient care and nursing services on their assigned unit and shift. They promote quality evidence-based care and patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsive manner. The assistant nurse manager collaborates with the nurse manager in assessment and planning for nursing care. She/he assists in leading the daily operations of the unit. Acts as a resource, lead, and clinical role model for the patient care team. Advances and oversees patient care standards of the unit for the designated shift. Facilitates and coordinates patient care delivery and flow through the continuum of care. She/he carries out the responsibilities of the nurse manager in her/his absence with guidance from the Administrative Director. The Assistant Nurse Manager participates in hiring and evaluation of staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective operations of the nursing unit. She/he supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program

Job Duties Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)

• Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Plans, Directs and Coordinates nursing care for a specific patient care area in collaborationwith the nurse manager and other appropriate nursing staff.
• Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.
• Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies, procedures and goals, which are consistent with department and organizational goals.
• Assists with the completion of regular performance evaluations for each staff member and serves as a clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and risk management issues.
• Assists with the completion of evaluations for new staff prior to completion of probationary period with input from appropriate nursing staff.
• Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.
• Councils employees and utilizes the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Develops, implements and evaluates staffing plan to meet the patient and family care needs.
• Develops implements and evaluates areas of improvement to increase quality of patient and family care in collaboration with the nurse manager.
• Identifies issues related to quality of patient care, and develops, implements and evaluates unit improvement program/projects within a shared governance model.
• Accountable and responsible for continuous quality and regulatory management directives including JCAHO, OSHA, etc.
• Designs, implements and evaluates the unit patient satisfaction plan.
• Acts as a resource and serves as a clinical role model to members of the health care team.
• Assists professional development staff with the creation and implementation of educational programs.
• Recommends, participates in the development of and implements policies and procedures.
• Provides leadership and direction in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
• Seeks opportunities for nursing research.
• Collaborates with professional development staff and nurse manager to set minimum competencies and oversees ongoing professional development of staff