Assistant Nurse Manager Surgical Services

Overview Position Summary: Plans, integrates, controls, and evaluates staff, material, and fiscal resources required to provide patient care in the Operating Room. Facilitates, coordinates, and manages staff, material, and financial resources to achieve patient outcomes/care and to promote professional development/practice of staff. Responsibilities Position Specific Competencies:

1. Able to deal with frustration and stress appropriately. Remains calm under pressure.
2. Effectively and professionally communicates with other staff, physicians, shift supervisor and

ancillary departments 3. Uses appropriate problem-solving approach to plan performance of services. 4. Provides services with consideration of the physical, psycho-social, cultural/spiritual, and agespecific needs of those served. 5. Use equipment/supplies correctly. 6. Uses appropriate safety and infection control measures. 7. Teaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate manner. 8. Reports/records information correctly. 9. Ensures critical services are provided during inclement weather disasters. 10. Able to rotate in clinical role as staff when needed. 11. OR Administrative Call Schedule with other nurse assistants as needed. ______________________________ ___________________________ Qualifications Qualifications: The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. Education/formal training/licensure/certification experience: 1. Current North Carolina RN license or RN multi-state licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure Compact required. 2. BSN degree preferred. 3. Minimum of three years OR experience required 4. Minimum of one year experience in specialty area 5. BCLS required 6. CNOR preferred 7. RNFA experience recommended Additional skills: 1. Communicates effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. 2. Demonstrates physical assessment skills. Displays effective organizational skills, with ability to prioritize with accuracy and speed. 3. Illustrates efficient computer skills within service provided. 4. Shows effective problem solving and can develop critical thinking skills. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific populations. 5. Must be an effective team-oriented leader, assisting and mentoring others to facilitate patient and/or customer satisfaction. 6. Able to identify appropriate staffing, supply, maintenance, and equipment needs and adjust as necessary within budgetary guidelines. 7. Able to serve as a positive role model, be flexible/open to change, function effectively under pressure. 8. Collaborates with Nurse Manager to complete staff evaluations/counseling/disciplinary actions #J-18808-Ljbffr FirstHealth of the Carolinas