Assistant Nurse Manager - Clinical Decision Unit
Company: Wellstar Health System
Location: Marietta
Posted on: September 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility: Kennestone HospitalJob Summary: The assistant nurse
manager is a registered professional nurse who provides support and
works in conjunction with the nurse manager of a specific unit(s)
or service. He/she is viewed as aspiring to be a nurse manager and
through this role to learn additional knowledge and skills through
experience and mentoring by the nurse manager and the
hospital/system. The assistant nurse manager must possess very good
skills in communication and teamwork and serve as a mentor for
others while learning the responsibilities of his/her role.
Together with the nurse manager, the assistant nurse manager uses
his/her knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of
excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and
business outcomes. The assistant nurse manager upholds the nurse
manager's direction and actively leads staff in the performance of
their daily activities and participates in their performance
reviews, as well as coaching and counseling as appropriate. In
collaboration with the nurse manager, holds staff accountable for
the delivery of care and services through effective communication,
observation, and the management and measurement of specific
interventions/practices and their associated outcomes. This key
leader plays a significant role in assisting the nurse manager in
achieving clinical and financial goals along with management of
human/material resources as delegated. He/she also plays a pivotal
role in staff recruitment, mentoring and retention. He/She models
the way to foster teamwork and collaboration with physicians,
staff, patients and other departments. Role specific competencies,
responsibilities, roles and functions are based on Professional
Practice Model, 5 Star Nursing. It is expected that all RN
Assistant Nurse Managers are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the
practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse
Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of
Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a
member of the patient services team, it is expected the individual
upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures
while supporting service excellence goals.. Core Responsibilities
and Essential Functions: Resources and Support - Engages staff in
decision making via shared governance processes and partners with
others to promote patient centered care and service excellence.
Supports the nurse manager as his/her designee and provides
evolving leadership and management skills for a specific
business/clinical unit(s) - Represents the organization positively
to the community, building credibility and is a member of ones
professional organization - Serves to support the charge nurse and
other nurse leaders on the unit to promote the effective running of
the care delivery system and ensures that the clinical processes of
care are working as intended serves as a resource for all staff and
accepts additional responsibilities in the nurse managers absence.
- Assists with budget development and supports monitoring and
meeting fiscal outcomes for the work unit. Self-directed in
learning how to apply lean and other quality skills to reduce waste
and improve performance of operations and clinical systems of care.
Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Collaboration - Effectively
communicates to diverse workforce and enjoys mentoring others while
learning the necessary skills for progressive responsibilities in
nursing management. Works in collaboration with the nurse manager
to hold all staff at point of care accountable for performance
standards - Creates opportunities for self and staff to grow and
implements a healthy, safe, desirable work place that ensure for
the retention and recruitment of qualified staff now and in the
future. Exemplary Practice and Outcomes - Promote staff competency
in clinical care delivery - Holds self and staff to the highest
professional and ethical standards, ensuring corporate compliance
standards, clinical competency, etc. are met. Is an active member
of ones professional community and serves as a role model for
professional nursing practice and nursing leadership - Successfully
works with nurse managers to employ change management strategies
and instills in self and others the curiosity to explore new
knowledge and ideas Professional Development - Represents the
organization positively to the community, building credibility and
as a member of ones professional organization. - Seeks
opportunities to advance knowledge and skills through formal and
informal educational offerings to enhance understanding of how
health care is financed and how to manage a diverse nursing
workforce Evidence Based Practice and Research - Promotes Evidence
based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in
nursing. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part
of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products.
- Effectively identifies areas of performance improvement of staff
and clinical systems. Supports nurse leader projects to improve the
same - includes assuring service meets or exceed licensure,
regulatory and accreditation standards - Advances managerial skills
to effectively use data and evidence to support decision making for
clinical and operational responsibilities and demonstrates
awareness of legal and ethical issues related to patient and staff
data, information and confidentiality Required Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from
accredited nursing school Required and Master's Degree in Nursing
Preferred and If bachelor degree is not in nursing, MSN must be
from accredited nursing school. Required Required Minimum
License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required
upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Keywords: Wellstar Health System, Marietta , Assistant Nurse Manager - Clinical Decision Unit, Executive , Marietta, Georgia
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