Assistant Nurse Manager - Primary Care - Juneau Internal Medicine

About the role

The Assistant Nursing Manager for Primary Care serves as a nurse leader and assists with direct patient care as patient care needs require. The ANM is responsible for nursing (including RN, LPN, CNA, clinical/medical assistant) orientation, competency oversight, and quality of care. Plans and assists in nurse staff scheduling in coordination with the Nursing Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assists with direct patient care in Primary Care as patient care needs require.
• Administers therapeutic measures and performs medical procedures with an order from a licensed health practitioner within scope of practice and department protocol.
• Maintains competencies and level of skills as required by SEARHC policies and procedures, including but not limited to EKG, package labs for transport, aseptic technique, assist with minor surgical and gynecological procedures, treadmill stress testing, patient teaching, and instruction as skill level allows.
• Affirms a proper room set-up for successful patient encounter.
• Promotes Universal Precautions and implements safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with needs due to multisystem disease and/or complications of treatment using appropriate infection control measures.
• Participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with nursing and other patient team members.
• Ensures that nursing standards of care and nursing process are successfully followed and met.
• Is responsible for nursing orientation of new staff.
• Plans and assists in continuing nursing education.
• Tracks nursing clinical education.
• Organizes daily nursing activities, organizes nursing personnel schedule such that efficient clinic flow is facilitated, determines supply and equipment needs, coordinates with hospital and nursing consortium activities, and develops and implements nursing policies and procedures.
• Manages resources efficiently within the clinic budget.
• Affirms nursing staff performance and counsels nursing staff in performance opportunities.
• Schedules nursing staff for effective patient flow within budget guidelines.
• Communicates effectively to Nurse Manager on appropriate departmental issues and concerns.
• Represents Medical Center on various nursing and other integrated care team committees.
• Affirms timely data submission for quality measures to State of Alaska, IHS, GPRA, VacTrAK, and others as directed.

Requirements

• Nursing degree from accredited nursing program – required.
• Active nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 6 months of hire date – required.
• High school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of professional nursing experience with a minimum one year in ambulatory care preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience – preferred.

Skills

• Successful demonstration of all department nursing competencies.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work with and lead nursing staff and communicate effectively with physicians and health care team.
• Anticipate departmental needs, plan, and organize.

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Pay

Pay Range:$46.87 - $65.76

Schedule

Exempt