Assistant Nurse Manager, Acute Care of the Elderly Nights - VUH

About the Unit

This is a 22-bed unit with a nurse to patient ratio of 1:5-6. We generally care for patients who are 65 years of age or older who may have a variety of Medical, Surgical, Cardiac, or Neurological conditions. We treat everything from cognitive impairment, loss of mobility, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, neurological, psychiatric, and cardiac.

Key Responsibilities

• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of their cohort and other staff as needed.
• Defines standards for quality patient care.
• Develops, manages and evaluates area based on work team performance.
• Manages multiple projects/on-going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) and maintains alignment with strategic plan and vision.
• Acts as clinical leader and facilitates education for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers within clinical specialty(ies).
• Ensures that clinical assignments are based on patient care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.

Technical Capabilities

• Clinical Expertise (Intermediate): Demonstrates the mastery of patient care including patient assessment and treatment, care planning, patient education and evidence-based practice. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and expertise to role model and coach less experienced staff.
• Quality Management (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.

Benefits

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flexible PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day-to-day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guidelines.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team.
• Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority. Role is typically a 'working' supervisor.

Position Qualifications

• LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure
• Relevant Work Experience: 1 year
• Education: Bachelor's

Shift

The person in this position will work two 8-hour admin shifts and two 12-hour charge shifts on the night shift for a total of 40 hours per week.

Pay

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.