Assistant Nurse Manager - Inpatient Surgical

BJC HealthCare (New); Missouri; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan (401k)

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is seeking a Nurse Leader to coordinate patient care, manage personnel, and oversee equipment and staffing for the Surgical/Inpatient unit.

The role requires guiding teams to deliver patient-centered care, participating in budget planning, and ensuring compliant care delivery across shifts. Ideal candidates have RN licensure, a nursing degree, and 2–5 years of nursing leadership experience; bachelor’s degree preferred with 5–10 years of leadership.

Qualifications

• Nursing leadership and staff supervision experience.
• Ability to coordinate patient care across units.
• Strong communication and payroll/administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages nursing staff, hires, trains, assigns work, evaluates performance, and supports professional development.
• Contributes to staffing, revenue and expense budgets; monitors adherence to goals.
• Oversees patient care planning and documentation aligned with policy and age/developmental needs.
• Develops collaborative care plans based on assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
• Monitors staffing needs and handles payroll updates, time cards, and team communications.

Skills

Team leadership

Staff management

Patient care

Education

Nursing diploma/associate

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Full Time - Days
• Benefits Eligible
• Will Have Direct Reports

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Team Lead/Charge Experience A Plus!
• Surgical Experience Preferred
• 2+ Years of Leadership Preferred

Overview

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.

At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, every decision is made in the best interest of patients and families. The Surgical inpatient unit cares for surgical patients utilizing relationship based care philosophy.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Coordinates patient care, personnel management, maintenance of equipment, equipment purchased, and statistical accumulation.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• May participate in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals. This includes responding to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Provides and oversees patient care according to planned interventions with regard to their age and developmental needs to attain the patient's optimal level of wellness and documents according to policy.
• Creates and ensures implementation of a collaborative plan of care based on assessment, diagnosis and medical treatment.
• May support the review of staff hours worked vs scheduled hours and determine appropriate disposition if variation exists. Perform and approve daily payroll updates. Reconcile time cards, bonus tracking and coding approval. Prepare, coordinate and execute all staff communications; prepare huddle agendas and lead meeting. Determine staffing needs; make nursing assignments as well as assign overtime. Recommend effective annual increases. Interview staff for open positions; evaluate and conduct performance reviews as assigned; draft and issue corrective actions/coaching; follow up regarding any disciplinary action to determine compliance.
• Responsible for staff productivity and the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership. Conducts performance evaluations and makes recommendations on areas of improvement if needed.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• Nursing

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nursing

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer