RN Assistant Nurse Mgr - Neuro ICU

Assistant Nurse Manager

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence, and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry and in people's lives.

Job Description

• The assistant nurse manager is a registered professional nurse who provides support and works in conjunction with the nurse manager of specific unit(s) or service.
• Viewed as aspiring to be a nurse manager, the assistant nurse manager learns additional knowledge and skills through experience and mentoring by the nurse manager and the hospital/system.
• Must possess very good skills in communication and teamwork and serve as a mentor for others while learning the responsibilities of his/her role.
• Together with the nurse manager, uses knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and business outcomes.
• Upholds the nurse manager's direction and actively leads staff in the performance of their daily activities and participates in their performance reviews, as well as coaching and counseling as appropriate.
• In collaboration with the nurse manager, holds staff accountable for the delivery of care and services through effective communication, observation, and management of specific interventions/practices and their associated outcomes.
• Plays a significant role in assisting the nurse manager in achieving clinical and financial goals along with management of human/material resources as delegated.
• Models the way to foster teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Engages staff in decision making via shared governance processes and partners with others to promote patient-centered care and service excellence.
• Supports the nurse manager as his/her designee and provides evolving leadership and management skills for a specific business/clinical unit(s).
• Represents the organization positively to the community, building credibility, and is a member of one's professional organization.
• Serves to support the charge nurse and other nurse leaders on the unit to promote the effective running of the care delivery system.
• Assists with budget development and supports monitoring and meeting fiscal outcomes for the work unit.
• Works in collaboration with the nurse manager to hold all staff at point of care accountable for performance standards.
• Creates opportunities for self and staff to grow and implements a healthy, safe, desirable workplace that ensures retention and recruitment of qualified staff now and in the future.
• Holds self and staff to the highest professional and ethical standards, ensuring corporate compliance standards, clinical competency, etc. are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing school required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• If bachelor degree is not in nursing, MSN must be from an accredited nursing school required.
• Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact certification required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor certification required upon hire.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience required.

Additional Skills

• Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and relationship building.
• Desires to see progressive nursing management roles and enjoys/seeks opportunities to coach and mentor others.
• Must be a continuous learner who seeks to better understand health care financing, strategy, and operations for running a business unit(s).
• Demonstrates interest and aptitude to achieve knowledge of risk management and various accreditation/regulations/licensing requirements.

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