Assistant Nurse Manager WOW, Surgery, 6:30a-7p, Weekends

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Healthcare seeks an Assistant Nurse Manager to lead daily operations in a patient care area, prioritizing safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care. This role partners with the Nurse Manager to ensure financial stability and staff development within a Practice Governance framework.

The position involves supervising licensed and non-licensed staff; when providing direct care, you’ll assess, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care, guided by Swanson’s Caring Theory and

Qualifications

• One year as a Registered Nurse.
• Associate Degree Nursing.
• Registered Nurse (KY).
• Bachelor Degree Nursing (desired).
• Master Degree Nursing (desired).
• Doctorate Degree Nursing (desired).

Responsibilities

• Assumes daily operational responsibility for a patient care area/department.
• Supports safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager to maintain a financially stable unit and promote staff development.
• Supervises licensed and non-licensed staff; may assume direct care and develop/implement/evaluate plans of care.
• Applies Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family-centered care as the foundation for nursing practice.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Staff mentoring

Evidence based practice

Patient care

Education

Associate Degree Nursing

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Master Degree Nursing

Doctorate Degree Nursing

Job description

Responsibilities

This is a WOW (Work on Weekends) position. Schedules for WOW employees include every weekend (Nights - Friday & Saturday, Days - Saturday & Sunday). Employees in designated WOW positions earn premium pay in addition to their competitive hourly rates and shift differential.

The Assistant Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has daily operational responsibility for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe effective patient and family centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Assistant Nurse Manager works collaboratively with the Nurse Manager to create and maintain a financially stable unit, and to promote self and staff development with an emphasis on evidence based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The Assistant Nurse Manager supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members and when assuming a direct care role has the responsibility to assess, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care. He/she applies his/her educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures that the Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family centered care are the foundation for nursing practice and that staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.

Qualifications

Required:

• One year as a Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Registered Nurse (KY)

Desired:

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Master Degree Nursing
• Doctorate Degree Nursing