Assistant Nurse Manager ANM - General Medical - FT Nights

About the role

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), under the direct and indirect supervision of the Director, facilitates and assists with all levels of nursing care provided to patients within a nursing unit or practice location. The ANM will assist Clinical Nurses with day-to-day problem solving and will facilitate communication between care team providers. He/She coordinates, elevates and resolves problems and conflicts as they occur. The ANM has shift accountability for care delivery, patient flow, matching patient needs with available resources and elevates patient safety concerns/situations as well as any other situation that is unable to be resolved during the shift.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of patient care team on the unit and actively monitors the quality of care delivered during their shift.
• Supports the organization's "customer-centric" service program.
• Conducts daily rounds on the unit to identify and address patient/family/physician concerns.
• Interfaces with patients and families to ensure that care is consistent with their expectations and the organization's quality and customer service expectations.
• Assesses, coaches and evaluates staff’s level of clinical practice.
• Ensures that nurses are current in competency, assessments, licensure, certifications, and other annual training.
• Actively works with his/her leadership team to coach staff, recommends and design education and training to meet the clinical needs of the patients/staff served by the unit.
• Routinely interacts with physician customers. Supports his/her nursing staff in maintaining effective and positive interactions with physicians.
• Captures and communicates patient care data to the appropriate parties.
• Coordinates communication between unit team members and attending physicians or clinical ancillary staff to ensure appropriateness of care and outcome planning for the patients on their unit(s).
• Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities, and directing the work of subordinate employees.
• Participates actively in the planning and distribution of patient assignments.
• Attends daily bed huddles during shift and facilitates decision-making with respect to patient flow.
• Maintains regular ongoing contact/communication with all levels of nursing staff.
• Responsible for working with leadership team to identify employee strengths, development needs, skills, interpersonal and personal style and relate those to the business needs and challenges faced by the team.
• Actively supports and promotes a professional practice model that encourages staff participation in the development of clinical standards, and is collaborative, collegial and utilizes best practice research.
• Ensures compliance with established hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality controls and regulatory standards and requirements.
• Oversees completion of unit specific administrative tasks (i.e., PI audits, code cart).
• Knowledgeable of organizational policies with respect to work rules and discipline and is responsible for providing progressive discipline to employee when indicated.
• Provides direct patient care as needed and is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patients; remains informed about the status of all patient during the shift.
• Proactively addresses potential customer service issues.
• Engages directly with physician and staff to ensure adherence to evidence-based practice standards as wells as organizational priorities to meet pillar metrics associated with safety-quality, service excellence, employee and physician engagement and throughput.
• Makes recommendations for process improvements to enhance patient care and satisfaction.
• Monitors staff performance/competency and provides feedback in timely manner.
• Affirmatively participates in the development of new policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards and requirements.
• Ensures that the unit meets or exceeds established quality and safety indicators.
• May mentor more as desired.

Requirements

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. Professional certification in either a clinical or leadership specialty within two (2) years of hire.
• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree. A BSN in nursing or within three (3) years of hire into the position.
• Preferred Job Qualifications: Preferred Licensure or other certifications: Preferred Educational Requirements: Masters Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five (5) years of hire. Preferred Experience: Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum Job Qualifications: Three (3) years of direct care RN nursing experience in an acute care setting.
• Preferred Job Qualifications: Professional organization membership within three months of hire into the role.

Skills

• Meets all competency requirements defined by unit (i.e., BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.).
• Proactive, engaged, visible leader recognized as having excellent follow through on issues impacting care delivery.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills and service recovery.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced clinical environment.
• Ability to remain calm during stressful situations.
• Ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees.
• Ability to provide professional “specialty” nursing care to patients.
• Ability to supervise (e.g. hire, train, assign and review work, motivate, prepare performance evaluations and effectively handle disciplinary actions).
• Ability to tailor communication and performance feedback to the individual employee.
• Ability to communicate orally with a variety of people answering questions and explaining information and decisions. Never uses only written communication to communicate sensitive information.
• Ability to coordinate patient care services with other departments.
• Ability to use computer software program/systems impacting unit performance/management.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate nursing care provided to patients.
• Ability to identify, plan and coordinate services within department.
• Ability to provide consultation to staff, patients and the public.
• Ability to direct the training of professional and nonprofessional personnel.
• Ability to provide staffing and scheduling functions, ensuring adherence to labor productivity targets.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of professional and paraprofessional staff.
• Ability to give oral and written instruction in exact detail.

Benefits

NGHS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, paid time off, and retirement savings options.

Pay

Salary range: $45,000 - $60,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Shift: 8 Hr Evening - Morning