Assistant Nurse Manager - West PM
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Job Description Job Summary: Supervises the inpatient nursing department during the assigned shift. Ensures policies and procedures are followed; maintains and improves the level of patient care and the standards of care of the inpatient nursing department; assures compliance with established standards and practices and regulatory requirements by all nursing personnel. Carries out special assignments as directed by the Nurse Manager, Director of Nursing, and/or the CNO. Duties and Responsibilities: NURSING PRACTICE AND PATIENT CARE ACTIVITY
* The Assistant Nurse Manager will be able and expected to perform to all duties and responsibilities set forth in the job description of the Staff RN. Supports a 24-hour team approach to the delivery of patient care to meet patient need and will participate in an on-call coverage schedule during off hours, weekends, and holidays
LEADERSHIP / MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
* The Assistant Nurse Manager provides the leadership and supervisory ability necessary to assure the inpatient nursing department operates at full potential. * Demonstrates excellent communication skills. * Uses appropriate chain-of-command. * Follows through on problems that may compromise patient care. * Demonstrates an understanding of work routines on all shifts and supports a cohesive 24- hour team responsibility to patient care.
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills, solicit input from team members, maintain open lines of communication between the team and demonstrate positive communication with other departments. * Communicates effectively with patients, physicians, health care facilities, peers and other members of the health care team to maximize successful patient outcomes. * Interacts effectively with patients, families and/or other care givers to promote customer satisfaction. * Demonstrates administrative support when changes and/or decisions are announced. * Meets with the Unit Nurse Manager, DON, and CNO on a regular basis to provide support and to listen to concerns. * Acts as a patient advocate by focusing health care team members on the patient's goals. * In collaboration with HR, the Director of Nursing, and/or CNO, provide counseling and support for nursing staff, including anecdotal information and/or formal counseling when appropriate. * Support staff through professional expertise and training. * Facilitate development of critical thinking, clinical judgment in team members through role modeling, teaching, coaching, mentoring, and meaningful feedback with regular staff/leader rounding each shift or as assigned. * Uses constructive approach to giving feedback on the delivery of patient care to employees on all shifts. * Identifies behaviors and/or practices of employees that support or inhibit carrying out the goals of Ranken Jordan needed to deliver high quality patient care and responds as indicated. * Maintains a high level of integrity and confidentiality in addressing employee issues. * Evaluate and review nursing services staff as assigned in collaboration with Director of Nursing. * Acts as a patient advocate by focusing health care team members on the patient's goals.
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
* Ensures patient staffing patterns follow the Nursing Matrix. * Uses critical thinking, keeping patient acuity in mind, when deviating away from the Nursing Matrix. Is accountable for changes to the Nursing Matrix. * Informs the Director of Nursing and/or CNO of equipment needs and ensures all appropriate paperwork is completed. * Inform Director of Respiratory Care of equipment needs
PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND LEADERSHIP
* Assist Director of Nursing and/or CNO in the development and review of department policies and procedures. * Recommend changes in policies/procedures. * Promotes staff awareness of updated information or changes in policy/procedure and introduction of new policies/procedures. * Assists with identifying, implementing, monitoring and reporting quality assurance opportunities working collaboratively with the Quality & Patient Safety department. * Participates in Nursing Shared Leadership Council * Attends education programs as deemed mandatory by nursing department policies. * Annually plans, implements, and evaluates personal goals and objectives with Director of Nursing. * Utilizes current nursing literature, both clinical and managerial, to improve performance. * Has progress meetings with Director of Nursing as scheduled.
People Management:
* Participates on People Manager Team, develops your team members and always aims to deliver on the mission of Ranken Jordan with alignment to the Strategic Plan. * Participates as requested on special committees and/or projects. * Leads by exhibiting behavior consistent with the mission and values of Ranken Jordan and fosters teamwork cross-departmentally. * Ensures conformance with hospital policy, preserving our patient care model of "Care Beyond the Bedside" and promoting our employee culture
Qualifications
* Background Requisites: The Assistant Nurse Manager will preferably have three years of nurse leadership experience (ie: Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, etc.) * Three (3) to five (5) years RN experience preferably in Pediatrics, * Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri. * Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association and * Current PALS certification or completion within 6 months.
Physical Demands: These include stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.) as necessary for patient care.
- Location:
- Maryland Heights
