Assistant Nurse Manager Trauma Surgery

The Oasis Institute; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$15,000 Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Missouri's busiest Level I Trauma Center is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager for Surgical Services Trauma 64/6500. This full-time night role oversees daily operations on a high-acuity unit, partnering with the Nurse Manager to lead staffing, quality outcomes, and team development.

The role requires RN licensure, BSN with MSN preferred, and prior leadership in acute care, trauma, surgical, ICU, or emergency nursing.

Qualifications

• RN license required
• BSN in Nursing required; MSN preferred
• Leadership or charge nurse experience preferred
• Acute care/trauma/surgical/ICU or emergency nursing experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, assigns work, and evaluates staff.
• Develops staffing and budgets; monitors goals.
• Delivers patient care per plan and documents accordingly.
• Creates collaborative plan of care based on assessment and treatment.
• Oversees payroll updates, time cards, and staff communications; leads huddles.
• Ensures staffing needs; assigns nursing duties and overtime; supports increases.
• Conducts performance reviews and coaching; handles disciplinary actions.
• Maintains safety-sensitive standards and role responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing management

Quality outcomes

Team development

Night shift management

Education

BSN required

MSN preferred

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Assistant Nurse Manager - Surgical Services Trauma 64/6500

Barnes-Jewish Hospital | Full-Time Nights

Four 10-hr shifts; 8pm-6am

$15,000 Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Join the Trauma Program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri's busiest Level I Trauma Center, caring for more than 14,500 trauma patients annually. Divisions 6400 & 6500 specialize in trauma, geriatric trauma, and acute care surgery, providing exceptional care to patients with complex injuries and surgical needs.

Role Purpose
The Assistant Nurse Manager partners with the Nurse Manager to oversee daily operations, staffing, quality outcomes, and team development on a high-acuity trauma and surgical services unit. This leadership role supports exceptional patient care, employee engagement, and clinical excellence on the night shift.

Patient Population Includes:

• Poly-trauma following motor vehicle collisions and assaults
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Gunshot and stab wounds
• Paraplegia and quadriplegia patients requiring total care
• Acute care surgery patients, including emergent hernia repairs, appendectomies, and cholecystectomies
• Subdural hematoma management and geriatric trauma patients

Qualifications

• Current RN license
• BSN required; MSN preferred
• Leadership or charge nurse experience preferred
• Acute care, trauma, surgical, ICU, or emergency nursing experience strongly preferred

Join a nationally recognized trauma team and help lead the delivery of exceptional care to some of the region's most complex patient populations.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Surgical Services Department provides pre-op and post-op inpatient care to those patients undergoing specialty surgical procedures in the areas of abdominal solid organ transplant, vascular surgery, hepatobiliary, trauma, ear-nose and throat, orthopedic, colo-rectal, urology and other general surgical procedures. Inpatient care in this department focuses on pre-op needs, post-op care and treatment after phase I recovery through discharge from an inpatient nursing division. The department's surgical observation unit and ICU provide intensive care and treatment to those post-op or post-traumatic patients whose condition requires treatment at this level.

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.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• - Nursing

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*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