Assistant Nurse Manager | Surgery (OR)

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Tallahassee, FL is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for clinical and personnel leadership in an acute care setting. You will provide skilled in-patient care, mentor nursing staff, and ensure efficient allocation of resources while upholding evidence-based practices and patient comfort and safety.

Requirements include an Associate's Degree in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred), Florida RN license, 2–5 years of RN experience, BLS/CPR certification, and

Qualifications

• Two to five years of RN experience.
• Florida RN license required.
• BLS/CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and personnel management while delivering direct patient care.
• Ensure efficient, cost-effective allocation of nursing resources.
• Mentor and supervise RN NAC, LPN, and Patient Care Assistants.
• Develop and document individualized care plans and evaluate outcomes.
• Use evidence-based practices and technology to comfort, relieve pain, and ease anxiety.
• Support ongoing unit-based competencies with staff.
• Respect patient rights, dignity, values, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate I CARE values in all actions.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

• Responsible for clinical and personnel management in addition to being clinically proficient in-patient care.
• Responsible for efficient and cost-effective allocation of resources.
• Leads, mentors, and role models for other health care team members; supervises directly RN/Clinical Nurses NAC, RN/Flex Staff Nurses NAC, Licensed Practical Nurses NAC, and Patient Care Assistants.
• Derives and validates diagnoses; identifies expected outcomes; develops, implements, and documents individualized care plans; and evaluates progress toward outcomes attainment.
• Uses evidence-based practices and information technologies while focusing on providing comfort, relieving pain, and alleviating anxiety.
• Initiates and implements new knowledge of nursing practice changes that are evidence based.
• Participates in and assists staff members with completing ongoing unit-based competencies.
• Respects patients’ rights, dignity, values, confidentiality, and expressed needs; integrates ethics in all practice areas.
• Holds self and others accountable for adherence to conduct standards, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Performs other duties.

Reports To:

• RN/Nurse Manager (Job Code (JC): 031001)

Supervises:

• RN/Clinical Nurse NAC [Non-Acute Care] (JC: 130203)
• RN/Flex Staff Nurse NAC (JC: 130403)
• Licensed Practical Nurse NAC (JC: 040704)
• Patient Care Assistant (JC: 075305)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Required Experience:

• Two (2) to five (5) years experience as a Registered Nurse

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure].
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification from an accredited American Heart Association (AHA) instructor.
• Other specialized life support requirements designated by work area.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace.

All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.