Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager Emergency Room Fulltime Nights

Baptist-Health; Homewood (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks)

Life Insurance

Extended Leave Plan (ELP)

Family Care (childcare, elder care, p​

Job summary

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, AL seeks a Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager to lead shift operations, ensure high-quality care, and optimize patient flow in a unit caring for complex cases. This role requires collaboration with Nursing Operations leadership and frontline staff.

You will guide assignments, coordinate with discharge planners, monitor patient status, and support safety and continuous improvement efforts. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits start day one.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred; active RN licensure in Alabama.
• Minimum 1 year RN experience; ER experience preferred.
• Leadership and staffing/flow optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift operations to ensure high-quality care and patient flow.
• Assign staff based on acuity and team skills.
• Coordinate patient flow with supervisors, coordinators, and discharge planners.
• Monitor patient status and respond to critical cases.
• Lead safety huddles and support change initiatives.
• Support retention and create best-place-to-work environment.

Skills

Staffing planning

Nursing leadership

Patient flow optimization

Quality improvement

Customer experience

Education

BSN preferred

Alabama RN licensure (or compact)

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Job description

Position Summary

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) isresponsible forleading the shift operations within the clinicalsetting to ensure delivery of high-quality care, exceptional customer experience, and optimal patient flow. In conjunction with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and the Assistant Nursing Operations Manager (ANOM); the CANM provides guidance, fosters collaboration, and is responsible for the unit’s clinical operations including patient care assignments, customer experience, productivity, and quality outcomes in settings where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient’s medical condition. These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is recognized for excellence in stroke care, cardiovascular services, rehabilitation, bariatrics, surgical care including minimally invasive procedures and is one of the largest providers of psychiatry care in the state. We have earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission and Get with the Guidelines® Gold Plus Achievement in Stroke from the American Heart Association. Our bariatric program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) as a Comprehensive Center. The campus also includes the Women’s Medical Center, providing full-service care for women at all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity, and a labor and delivery unit with a Level III NICU. The center holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Offers Great NEW Competitive Pay and Great Benefits Package that Includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL Benefits Start Day One

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Exemplar of the mission, vision, and values of Baptist Health.
• Participates in shared leadership structure.
• Manages staffing assignments for oncoming and off going shifts, based on patient acuity and skill set of team members to ensure patientcare needs are met.
• Coordinates patient flow by working directly with the Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
• Monitors overallstatus of patients within area of responsibility and closely monitors status ofseriously ill patients.
• Coordinates and/or participatesin the delivery of patient care ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Serves as a resource supporting frontline team members and providers as appropriate.
• Supports clinical collaboration focusing on expected patient length of stay.
• Performs direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
• Interfaces withpatients and familiesto enhance customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to patient/family and physiciancomplaints.
• Participates in and/or leads safety huddles.
• Embraces, communicates, and promotes change and problem solving.
• Assesses equipment needs to ensure staff have the needed equipment for patient care, and they can appropriately utilizeequipment.
• Supports and sustains all leader-driveninitiatives.
• Assists with retention strategies for new team members that fosters a best place to work environment.
• Maintains a regulatory ready environment of care.
• Ensures the appropriate allocation/adjustment of staff, assignment of meal breaks, relief of team members as indicated, etc.
• Utilizes effective fiscal management skills and financial resources with decision-making.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures

Other Related Functions

Leadership

• Supports strategic imperatives by attending leadership huddles, assisting in new nursing/clinical initiatives, and fostering positive multidisciplinary partnerships through collegial collaboration.
• Serves as a coach and mentor for the nursing team.
• Expresses ideas clearly and effectively in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
• Fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Promote a safe working environment; support and/or coordinate any follow-up related to WPV occurrences.

Appropriate Clinical Practice Knowledge

• Performance supports the Professional Practice Model.
• Superior clinical and critical thinking skills for assigned unit/department.
• Clinical expert and liaison ensuring care is provided congruent with Baptist Health policies and procedures.

Performance/Quality Improvement

• Participates in the collection of unit/department information via audits to identify opportunities for improvementand trends.
• Promotes high-quality nursingpractice supported by evidence base practice,research, organization, and national standards.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred.

Licensure/Certification

• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Alabama or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Experience

A minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse; ER Experience preferred.