RN-Assistant Nurse Manager

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Baptist Memorial Health Care is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to lead the unit in partnership with the Nursing Manager. You will plan, organize, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate patient care while overseeing fiscal, human resources, risk management, and operations.

Responsibilities include advancing care delivery models, ensuring compliance with nursing practice acts, fostering collaboration, and guiding staff development to sustain high-quality, compassionate care.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required
• BLS certification within 14 days of hire
• 3+ years in acute care with leadership skills
• Ability to coordinate staffing for shifts
• Ability to supervise regular staff and float staff on shift

Responsibilities

• Develops and improves care delivery models to enhance patient/family, employee and provider satisfaction.
• Ensures compliance with nurse practice acts and regulatory standards.
• Fosters transparency, interdisciplinary collaboration, and accountability.
• Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and services.
• Optimizes resource allocation to support objectives.
• Manages a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver compassionate care.

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides leadership through collaboration with the Nursing Manager of the Department in planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the care provided for patients in the unit. Responsibilities include fiscal, human resource, risk management, and operational functions. The Assistant Nurse Manager contributes to strategic planning and program development and maintains 24-hour accountability. The Assistant Nurse Manager performs delegated duties and functions within the philosophy and overall scope of responsibility.

Overview

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides leadership through collaboration with the Nursing Manager of the Department in planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the care provided for patients in the unit. Responsibilities include fiscal, human resource, risk management, and operational functions. The Assistant Nurse Manager contributes to strategic planning and program development and maintains 24-hour accountability. The Assistant Nurse Manager performs delegated duties and functions within the philosophy and overall scope of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development, and manages the implementation and improvement of care delivery models and services that supports the continuous enhancement of care delivery and patient/family, employee and provider satisfaction for area of responsibility.
• Applies the values of the nursing organization and assures compliance of the nurse practice acts abiding by nurses' rights and compliance with regulatory and professional standards for area of responsibility.
• Fosters transparency, interdisciplinary collaboration, and accountability in area of responsibility.
• Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing services administration, and the delivery of services.
• Optimizes resource allocation to support current and potential objectives and initiatives for area of responsibility.
• Manages a multidisciplinary work force that provides clinically competent, efficient, and compassionate care and services in a professionally challenging environment.

Experience

Minimum Required

• Ability to utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care including, but not limited to, administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers and providing education to patients and/or significant others
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
• Possess personal computer skills
• Ability to multi-task, delegate and prioritize
• Possess problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to collaborate with other health care providers
• Ability to educate patients and/or significant others
• Ability to supervise regular staff and float staff on shift
• Ability to coordinate staffing for shifts
• 3 years in acute care setting with demonstrated leadership skills.

Preferred/Desired

• Acute care experience.

Education

Minimum Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Preferred/Desired

• Bachelor's degree

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Possess skills in: patient care documentation systems and bed placement systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
• Possess personal computer skills
• Ability to multi-task, delegate and prioritize
• Possess problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to collaborate with other health care providers
• Ability to educate patients and/or significant others
• Ability to supervise regular staff and float staff on shift
• Ability to coordinate staffing for shifts

Licensure

Minimum Required

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE