Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency Department - Evening
About the Role
This position assists in implementing best practice models and patient care delivery systems across multiple locations. Responsibilities include supporting investigations into patient/family concerns, collaborating with healthcare providers to optimize patient care, allocating resources, supervising equipment and medication use, and maintaining clinical expertise. The role ensures compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory requirements while providing clinical supervision and delegating tasks aligned with scope of practice.
Responsibilities
- Recommends developmental opportunities and builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
- Solicits and acts on performance feedback; mentors and coaches team members for performance improvement.
- Pursues professional growth; provides training and supports performance management guidelines.
- Implements and adapts to organizational changes, best practices, and processes.
- Fosters open dialogue, supports, mentors, and motivates team collaboration.
- Delegates tasks and decisions appropriately; provides guidance and support.
- Supervises and coordinates daily activities of a work team or unit, ensuring policy compliance.
- Aligns team efforts, measures progress, and resolves escalated issues.
- Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates resources.
- Removes performance obstacles and identifies improvement opportunities.
- Supervises hospital administrative functions, including team meetings, compliance, financial commitments, and data collection.
- Maintains utilization and productivity targets; ensures workplace and patient safety.
- Manages care delivery operations in a 24/7 environment, supporting complex work streams and emergency preparedness.
- Coordinates multidisciplinary teams and holds them accountable for performance.
- Supervises improvements to operations and technology processes, addressing quality and safety issues.
- Monitors strategic plans to achieve integrated services across the care continuum.
- Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery, complying with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Contributes to designing and implementing systems to evaluate and improve patient care.
Requirements
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in patient care delivery.
- Associates degree in Business, Nursing, Health Care, or a related field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a related field OR minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a related field.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
- Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire.
- Basic Life Support required at hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in a related practice area.
Skills
Core:
- Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Constructive Feedback
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry Knowledge
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication
Functional:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
- Nursing Principles
- Patient Safety
- Confidentiality
- Maintain Files and Records
Schedule
- Shift: Evening (5:00 PM – 2:00 AM)
- Workdays: Alternating schedule: Week 1: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat; Week 2: Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Hours per Week: 40
- Job Type: Full-time, Standard
- Worker Location: Onsite
Pay
Pay Range: $218,000 – $251,900 per year. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Benefits
Kaiser Permanente offers a comprehensive total rewards package, though specific benefits are not detailed in this posting.