RN-Assistant Nurse Manager - Stepdown - Desoto

Baptist; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Baptist Southaven campus in Southaven, MS, invites applications for an RN-Assistant Nurse Manager in the Stepdown Unit. The role partners with the Nursing Manager to plan, organize, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate patient care; maintaining 24-hour accountability and advancing program development.

Key responsibilities include staffing coordination, budget and risk management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to improve care delivery and outcomes in a fast-paced acute care setting.

Qualifications

• RN with a nursing degree from an accredited program.
• Graduate RN with current licensure and BLS within 14 days of hire.
• Minimum 3 years in an acute care setting with leadership experience.
• Ability to supervise staff, coordinate shifts, and manage resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate patient care in the Stepdown Unit in collaboration with the Nursing Manager.
• Oversee staffing, budgeting, and regulatory compliance for area of responsibility.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and accountability across the nursing team.
• Implement care delivery models and quality initiatives to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and compassionate care delivery and patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing process

Communication

PC literacy

Multi-tasking

Leadership

Collaboration

Educate patients

Staff supervision

Staff scheduling

Clinical decision making

Education

Accredited nursing program

Job description

RN-Assistant Nurse Manager - Stepdown - Desoto

Southaven, MS, United States

Job Info

• Job Identification 46069
• Job Category NURSING
• Business Unit BMH Desoto Hospital
• Department Stepdown Unit

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.

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.

Specifications

Experience

• ? 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.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Training

Special Skills

• ? 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

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE