Assistant Nurse Manager, Med Surg Telemetry

About the Role

This position assists in implementing best practice models and patient care delivery systems across multiple locations. It supports investigations into patient/family concerns, collaborates with healthcare providers to ensure optimal patient care, allocates resources, supervises equipment and medication use, and maintains a safe environment for patients and employees. The role ensures compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory requirements while providing clinical supervision and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Recommends developmental opportunities and builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
• Solicits and acts on performance feedback; mentors and coaches team members to drive performance improvement.
• Pursues professional growth; provides training and development for talent growth opportunities.
• Implements and adapts to organizational changes, challenges, and best practices.
• Fosters open dialogue, supports, mentors, and motivates team members on collaboration.
• Delegates tasks and decisions appropriately; provides guidance and support.
• Supervises and coordinates daily activities of a designated work team or unit, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
• Aligns team efforts, measures progress, and resolves escalated issues.
• Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and distributes resources.
• Removes obstacles impacting performance and identifies improvement opportunities.
• Supervises hospital administrative functions, including team meetings, utilization, productivity, data collection, workplace safety, labor relations, and quality/risk management.
• Ensures survey readiness and compliance with regulatory standards; delivers audit documentation.
• Manages budget targets through appropriate staffing and patient placement decisions.
• Manages care delivery operations in a 24/7 environment, supporting complex work streams and emergency preparedness programs.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary teams and holds them accountable for performance.
• Supervises improvements to operations and technology processes, executing strategic projects to achieve goals related to quality, service, and efficiency.
• Monitors performance metrics to track the success of improvement projects.
• Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery by monitoring clinical practices, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and contributing to system improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in patient care delivery.
• Associates degree or higher 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.
• Basic Life Support certification required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (California) 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

• 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
• Emergency Preparedness
• Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
• Nursing Principles
• Patient Safety
• Confidentiality
• Maintain Files and Records

Schedule

• Full-time
• Shift: Evening (02:00 PM – 12:30 AM)
• Workdays: Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Pay

$194,000 - $224,400 / year. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of the total rewards package. 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.