Cardiac Care Unit: Assistant Nurse Manager & Team Leader

Virtua Health; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 99,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtua Health is seeking an experienced nursing leader to assist the Nurse Director / Manager in coordinating clinical and business activities on the PCU 4 unit focused on Cardiac, Heart Failure, and LVAD care.

The role includes overseeing daily operations, coaching staff, managing unit staffing, monitoring quality metrics, and supporting performance improvement and fiscal responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 2 years recent clinical/cath lab experience required.
• Broad knowledge of nursing practice and ability to apply specific skills in nursing intervention.
• Competency in management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists Nurse Director / Manager in overall manager/leadership responsibilities for assigned department.
• Assist with coaching and counseling employees to maintain high performance standards, and provides input into performance evaluations. Delegates tasks as appropriate based upon patient need and staff qualifications.
• Maintains day to day operations, including items such as bed flow; where applicable, patient rounding, collaborating with other departments, chart checks, and clinical support. Models appropriate behaviors to support customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrates and promotes fiscal responsibility.
• Assists with coordinating inventory consignment and purchasing contracts, billing process/issues and report generating when appropriate.
• Assists with managing staff levels by implementation and coordination of unit staffing for nursing care.
• Monitors quality metrics and facilitates performance improvement activities, by reviewing charts, and coaching staff appropriately.

Job description

Virtua Health is seeking an experienced nursing leader to assist the Nurse Director / Manager in coordinating clinical and business activities on the PCU 4 unit focused on Cardiac, Heart Failure, and LVAD care.

The role includes overseeing daily operations, coaching staff, managing unit staffing, monitoring quality metrics, and supporting performance improvement and fiscal responsibilities.