Assistant Nurse Manager, OR

Assistant Nurse Manager, OR

San Jose, California, United States

Job Description

Eligible for sign on bonus!

Job Summary:

Onsite: 12p-8:30p Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri *Administrative call rotated every 8 weeks. Monday thru Friday

Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service and utilization standards. Supervises the day-to-day shift activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement.
• Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development.
• Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees.
• Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.
• Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.
• Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost-effective utilization of services.
• Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.
• Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units.
• Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.

Secondary Functions:

• Administrative call rotated every 8 weeks.
• Monday thru Friday evening ANM

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience required.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience as charge nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion or other related leadership experience.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Evidence of training completion as preceptor or charge nurse.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.
• Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP certification may be required for positions in specific departments.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ACLS certification strongly preferred.
• Bachelors degree in nursing preferred.

Employee Status:

Regular

Travel:

No

Job Level:

Team Leader/Supervisor

Job Type:

Standard