Assistant Nurse Manager - Hospice of Cincinnati

About the Role

Step into a meaningful role within our Hospice Care Team as an Assistant Nurse Manager dedicated to supporting patients and families during some of life's most vulnerable moments. You'll serve as a trusted resource for nurses, physicians, caregivers, and loved ones, helping maintain comfort, dignity, and continuity of care. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is compassionate and confident working independently in a field-based or home-care setting. A passion for supporting colleagues, providing calm reassurance, and upholding the highest standards of patient-centered care will make you an invaluable part of our hospice mission.

Job Overview

Under the direction of and in collaboration with the nurse manager, has 24-hour accountability for their area(s) of responsibility. This accountability encompasses: patient care outcomes, service excellence, human resource issues, fiscal management, quality improvement compliance, and communication. Emphasis should be placed on creating a positive environment that fosters professional growth and retention. This environment is supported by the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) acting as a role model and as a mentor and coach to the staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists in assuring the delivery of quality patient care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Participates in formulation/revision of unit clinical and administrative practice policies and procedures in accordance with the goals of the organization and nursing.
• Acts as a clinical and administrative resource for unit personnel.
• Plans, organizes, and evaluates the provision of care by collaborating in a collegial manner with physicians and other members of the health team.
• Maintains ongoing professional development.
• Assists in overall nursing operations, which includes annual planning in support of system-wide initiatives.
• Coordinates and assists as necessary in patient care on designated shifts.
• Manages nursing unit in absence of nurse manager.
• Assists in the overall responsibility to recruit and retain staff: Interviews, hires, and coordinates orientation of staff; Utilizes counseling and progressive discipline as needed.
• Provides a work environment which is conducive to staff retention.
• Assumes responsibility for the development of employees: Develops staff through identification of educational and organizational opportunities in collaboration with nurse educators.
• Coaches and mentors staff through ongoing performance feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• 2 - 3 years experience in Clinical Nursing or in a related field (Required)
• 1 - 2 years Progressive Leadership in Nursing (Required)
• Registered Nurse certification within specialty within two years of assuming position (Required)
• Membership in related professional organizations (Preferred)

Schedule

Full Time Day Shift. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Location

Hospice of Cincinnati – 4310 Cooper Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Working Conditions

• Bending - Frequently
• Climbing - Rarely
• Concentrating - Consistently
• Continuous Learning - Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
• Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
• Kneeling - Rarely
• Lifting <10 Lbs. - Consistently
• Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
• Lifting <50 Lbs. - Occasionally
• Pulling - Rarely
• Pushing - Rarely
• Reaching - Rarely
• Reading - Consistently
• Sitting - Consistently
• Standing - Rarely
• Stooping - Rarely
• Talking - Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
• Use of Hands - Frequently
• Color Vision - Occasionally
• Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
• Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
• Walking - Frequently

Leadership Performance Standards

Achievement Of Annual Pillar Goals: TriHealth leaders create a culture of engagement, safety & reliability and high performance by consistently modeling and utilizing the following TriHealth Way leadership competencies, tactics and ALWAYS Behaviors to drive strategic pillar results: Safety/Quality, Service, Growth, Culture/People, Finance.

Leadership Competencies: TriHealth Way of Leading, TriHealth Way of Serving, Transformation, Change, Drive for Results, Build Organizational Talent.

Leadership Tactics:

• Conduct department huddles. Generally, clinical departments hold daily huddles, non-clinical hold weekly huddles.
• Regularly Round on Team Members, using questions from the rounding log. 25 or fewer team members = monthly; 26-50 team members = every other month; 51+ (and optional team members) = quarterly.
• Lead monthly team meetings using meeting agenda template; review stoplight report; cascade key leadership messages.
• Model, coach and validate team members use of TriHealth Way behaviors (AIDET + Promise, Always Behaviors and Always HEARD).
• Recognize team members for safety wins, positive performance and demonstrating SERVE and ALWAYS behaviors, TriHealth Way of Leading, Serving and Delivering Care.

Direct Report FTE's

10-19

The TriHealth Nursing Vision, Mission, and Philosophy speak to professional development, collaboration, and our nursing culture. To achieve excellence in nursing care, TriHealth encourages: pursuit of improved knowledge through continuing education classes, formal education leading to advanced degrees, and the attainment of specialty certification; nurse membership in local, regional, and national nursing organizations related to the appropriate nurse specialty; involvement in activities that better the health of our community; nursing research activities and use of evidence-based practice; all nurses to foster, support, and personally model collaborative relationships amongst nurses, physicians, and other caregivers for the betterment of patient care.