Assistant Nurse Manager, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, 7p-7a

Responsibilities

The Assistant Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has daily operational responsibility for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe, effective patient and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes. The Assistant Nurse Manager works collaboratively with the Nurse Manager to:

• Create and maintain a financially stable unit
• Promote self and staff development with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework
• Supervise licensed and non-licensed staff members

When assuming a direct care role, the Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care. They apply their educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures that:

• The Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family-centered care are the foundation for nursing practice
• Staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities, and collaboration

Qualifications

Required:

• One year as a Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Registered Nurse (KY) license

Desired:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• Master Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing