RN/Assistant Nurse Manager-Surgery

About Us

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care

The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical and personnel management in addition to being clinically proficient in-patient care.
• Ensures efficient and cost-effective allocation of resources.
• Leads, mentors, and role models for other healthcare team members; supervises RN/Clinical Nurses NAC, RN/Flex Staff Nurses NAC, Licensed Practical Nurses NAC, and Patient Care Assistants.
• Derives and validates diagnoses; identifies expected outcomes; develops, implements, and documents individualized care plans; and evaluates progress toward outcomes attainment.
• Uses evidence-based practices and information technologies while focusing on providing comfort, relieving pain, and alleviating anxiety.
• Initiates and implements new knowledge of nursing practice changes that are evidence-based.
• Participates in and assists staff members with completing ongoing unit-based competencies.
• Respects patients’ rights, dignity, values, confidentiality, and expressed needs; integrates ethics in all practice areas.
• Holds self and others accountable for adherence to conduct standards, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Performs other duties.

Requirements

Required Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing

Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Required Experience: Two (2) to five (5) years experience as a Registered Nurse

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure].
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification from an accredited American Heart Association (AHA) instructor.
• Other specialized life support requirements designated by work area.

All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.