Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) - Med Surg (Nights)

Specialty Area ManagerManage all aspects of specialty area, including direct daily supervision of staff working on assigned team, inventory control, assignment of team members. Coordinates case planning, patient flow and implementation of processes. Responsible for Team success on identified quality measures such as patient hospital acquired conditions and fiscal responsibility for their unit.Required Knowledge & SkillsEducation: Associate Degree or 2 years of college courseworkExperience: One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.Licenses and Certifications*GEORGIA REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE OR MULTISTATE NURSING LICENSESupervision*Has limited supervision over a large section of employeesQualifications*Supervisory experience and certification preferred. CPR must be obtained within 30 days of hire. BSN preferredFunctionsArea of Responsibilities*ASSESSMENT AND CARE: Follows standards of nursing care and policies related to assessment and patient care. Uses critical thinking skills to effectively assess patient and determine nursing care needs. Demonstrates ability to provide technical assistance to physicians during surgical invasive procedures based on departmental policy and or established national standards (AORN, TJC, ASPAN, SGNA, AAMI).*LEADERSHIP: responsible for assessing staffing requirements for the current and oncoming shifts and assures adequate staffing on all nursing staffs commensurate with patient needs and nursing staff education and abilities. Facilitate use of scheduled staff in a manner which facilitates effective patient flow and efficient use of resources. Provides leadership in absence of manager or director. Collaborates with Nurse Manager, Director, and Supervisor regarding staffing and nursing personnel issues. Assures quality nursing care through rounds and ongoing unit supervision. Role models and interdisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care through interactions with other departments. Coordinates implementation of Disaster Plans. Effectively handles situations in a calm, objective manner and coordinates needed change. Adaptable, flexible, and consistently effective in staffing and managing problems. Challenges and adapts systems to maximize the benefits for patient care. Collaborates with physicians and other disciplines to implement intervention to meet emerging problems. Supervises care given by professional and nonprofessional personnel, providing instruction as needed. Regularly attends unit conferences and makes recommendations for improvement in patient care via the patient care conference and unit conference*QUALITY, PI, STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE: Knowledgeable regarding hospital policy and procedures, regulatory standards, evidence-based practice guidelines (EMTALA, TJC, CMS, Georgia and Alabama Board of Nursing, quality metrics, etc.) Knowledgeable in the review of data within the electronic record. Assists director and managers in the identification, coordination and implementation and monitoring of unit specific process improvement opportunities which minimize errors, improve patient safety and satisfaction, maximize resource utilization and provide a safe work environment. Demonstrates knowledge of own role in patient safety, recognizing unsafe practice. Displays knowledge of the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG).*PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Committed to finding solutions to problems rather than blaming others. Demonstrates knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of nursing practice. Accurately evaluates self and establishes goals in self-directed manner. Actively seeks out opportunities for knowledge skill enhancement within and beyond the practice setting.*EDUCATION AND MENTORING: Assists in provision of education for department staff to include orientation of new employees and ongoing in-service to develop and ensure competency and compliance with standards related to best practice, specialized department equipment, procedures, ages specific competencies, medication management and age specific core competencies and staff compliance with annually requiredCompliance StatementEmployee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.Position ResponsibilitiesContact with Others: Frequent contacts of a significant nature involving difficult negotiations and technical matters requiring thorough knowledge of organization policies or treatment, plus an ability to understand, communicate with, and to lead, and influence others to obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action. Requires a high degree of diplomacy.Effect of Error: Probable errors may be serious and involve losses such as improper costs, overpayment, waste of material, damage to equipment, and delay in processing work. Effect usually confined within the organization. Most of work not subject to direct verification or check. Regularly works with some confidential data such as account, salaries, patient medical records, which if disclosed might have adverse internal or external effects.People Management ResponsibilitiesSupervisory Responsibility: Has limited supervision over a large section of employees (15 up), i.e. assigns and directs their work; instructs new employees and corrects results, may discuss with supervisor, but has no authority over job content or personnel. Team governance where the Members evaluate, interview, and recommend personnel actions.Work Environment/Physical EffortMental Demands: Work involves a variety of complex problems to be solved under general organization policies. Ingenuity and judgment are required to review facts, plan work, estimate costs, and deal with factors not easily evaluated, interpret results, draw conclusions, and take or recommend action. Solutions to problems often require coordination with other departments.Working Conditions: Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.Working Conditions Aspects for ImmunizationsPerforms tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): YesDirectly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: NoPhysical Effort: Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles medium weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of day. Occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.Physical AspectsBending: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeTyping: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeManual Dexterity -- picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeFeeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeHearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Reaching -- above shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeReaching -- below shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeVisual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Color Vision: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeSpeaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.Standing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeBalancing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeWalking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the timeCrawling: Not requiredRunning - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeLifting up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeLifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeLifting over 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeHandling -- seizing, holding, grasping: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeCarrying: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeClimbing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeKneeling: Not requiredSquatting: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeTasting: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeSmelling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the timeDriving -- Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not