Assistant Nurse Manager FT Day Comprehensive Rehab Jefferson Moss Magee Elkins Park

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ANM FT Day CRU

Job Description

Job Summary

With a commitment to patient- and family-centered care, the assistant nurse manager works with the nurse manager and provides oversight for patient care and nursing services on their assigned unit and shift. They promote quality evidence-based care and patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsive manner. The assistant nurse manager collaborates with the nurse manager in assessment and planning for nursing care.   She/he assists in leading the daily operations of the unit. Acts as a resource, lead, and clinical role model for the patient care team. Advances and oversees patient care standards of the unit for the designated shift. Facilitates and coordinates patient care delivery and flow through the continuum of care.   She/he carries out the responsibilities of the nurse manager in her/his absence with guidance from the Administrative Director. The Assistant Nurse Manager participates in hiring and evaluation of staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective operations of the nursing unit.   She/he supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

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• Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.

• Plans, Directs and Coordinates nursing care for a specific patient care area in collaboration

with the nurse manager and other appropriate nursing staff.

• Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.
• Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies, procedures and goals, which are consistent with department and organizational goals.
• Assists with the completion of regular performance evaluations for each staff member and serves as a clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and risk management issues.
• Assists with the completion of evaluations for new staff prior to completion of probationary period with input from appropriate nursing staff.

• Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.
• Councils employees and utilizes the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Develops, implements and evaluates staffing plan to meet the patient and family care needs.

Develops implements and evaluates areas of improvement to increase quality of patient and

family care in collaboration with the nurse manager.

• Identifies issues related to quality of patient care, and develops, implements and evaluates unit improvement program/projects within a shared governance model.
• Accountable and responsible for continuous quality and regulatory management directives including JCAHO, OSHA, etc.
• Designs, implements and evaluates the unit patient satisfaction plan.

Acts as a resource and serves as a clinical role model to members of the health care team.

• Assists professional development staff with the creation and implementation of educational programs.
•  Recommends, participates in the development of and implements policies and procedures.
• Provides leadership and direction in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
•  Seeks opportunities for nursing research.
• Collaborates with professional development staff and nurse manager to set minimum competencies and oversees ongoing professional development of staff

Manages available resources insuring that the operation of the patient care area occurs within

the limitations of the budget

• Is knowledgeable about costs and revenue opportunities.
• Assists in the development of cost saving activities.
• Collaborate with nurse manager in budget forecasting.
• Educate healthcare team members on cost efficient care and appropriate staffing, and on the efficient use of material resources.

• Monitors staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs and maintain quality patient care. Authorize overtime or scheduling changes to fill shifts as necessary. Completes payroll in collaboration with Nurse Manager.   Provides volumes & adjustments to reflect variances in staffing needs within Smart Square.

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