Description
Leadership position; manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of the Operating Room department under the direction of the Nurse Manager, providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of the department/unit, the organization and the system.
Assistant Nurse Manager Essential Responsibilities:
LEADERSHIP:
Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions.
Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change.
Completes annual performance appraisals as assigned which includes feedback process, plan for professional development and employee self-appraisal.
Attends meetings at the direction of the nurse manager
Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers in partnership with the nurse manager
Promotes professional development plan and conducts quarterly check-ins with educators and staff
Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification in partnership with the nurse manager
Promotes employee engagement through leadership rounding.
QUALITY AND SAFETY:
Identifies, plans, and implements activities in partnership with the nurse manager to ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with professional standards for nursing practice and is evidenced based, meets patient safety goals and standards and regulatory guidelines.
Monitors departmental performance in appropriate evidence-based practices quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned goals.
Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes timeline.
Participates in regulatory readiness
Participates in operational excellence projects using performance improvement methodologies related to through put and other quality improvement initiatives.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:
Works collaboratively with patients, families, peers, and other departments in the organization/network to meet established organizational goals for patient experience.
Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or departmental concerns.
Collaborates with nurse manager to Develop departmental plan to address any improvement needs.
Assists nurse manager in meeting or show consistent progress toward meeting established patient experience goal(s) and metrics.
FINANCE:
Ensures effective implementation of financial plan in partnership with nurse manager
Demonstrates fiscal stewardship through effective and efficient use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while maintaining patient care standards.
Initiates & finalizes API staff self-schedule to ensure that departmental staffing needs are met.
Assists with departmental payroll
Collaborates with nurse manager to address overtime use with individuals as needed with documentation of discussion.
Qualifications:
Valid NJ RN license; BSN required
3-5 years OR experience
CPR certification
CNOR required
Leadership experience required
Compensation Information:
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