Assistant Nurse Manager - Med Surg

About the role

The Manager-Assistant Nurse (ANM) is a participating member of the Nursing Leadership Team, responsible for eliminating barriers that impede operations between departments and facilities. The ANM provides leadership to assigned department professional nursing staff, participates in the development and implementation of the budget, and fosters positive relationships with physicians, other nurse leaders, and associates.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the achievement of capital and operating budget objectives within areas of responsibility.
• Fosters positive relationships with physicians, other nurse leaders, and associates of assigned department.
• Supports the advancement of the professional practice environment by collaborating in setting the NGHS nursing strategic direction and focusing on activities that support nursing initiatives.
• Ensures nursing involvement and support for the Professional Nursing Governance structure, including a Unit Practice Council for every unit under his/her span of control.
• Functions as an extension of the nurse manager for areas of responsibility with accountability for care delivery, working closely with Nurse Managers, educators and Clinical Nurse Specialists to direct all patient care and staffing activities.
• Maintains effective daily operations of the nursing unit(s) by monitoring all activities necessary to provide consistent, high quality patient care, including staffing, equipment, supplies and services.
• Ensures nursing unit(s) is in a state of continued regulatory readiness by adhering to all appropriate legal and ethical requirements necessary to maintain hospital accreditation and corporate compliance.

Requirements

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. National certification in either a clinical or leadership specialty within two (2) years of hire.
• Educational Requirements: Associates Degree. Must be enrolled in a BSN program within 6 months of hire. Must complete BSN within three years of hire into the position.
• Minimum Experience: Minimum of 5 years RN experience and has an ADN degree OR minimum of 3 years RN experience and has a BSN or higher degree.

Qualifications

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: Preferred Licensure or other certifications.
• Preferred Educational Requirements: A Master's Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five years of hire.
• Preferred Experience: Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.

Skills

Essential Tasks And Responsibilities:

• Coordinates activities of patient care team on the unit and actively monitors the quality of care delivered during their shift.
• Sets priorities, and directs the work of subordinate employees.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assesses effectiveness of the staffing plan/assignments taking into consideration the acuity of the patient and the budgeted labor standards.
• Conducts/completes environment of care assessment.
• Successfully completes mentoring class. Assists with mentoring of Registered Nurses when other mentor resources have been assigned. May mentor more as desired.

Physical Demands

Weight Lifted: Up to 50 lbs, Frequently 31-65% of time
Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%
Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%
Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%

Job Requires

Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving

Benefits

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North Carolina State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.