Assistant Nurse Manager, NICU

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Organization:

SSRRH-Sutter Santa Rosa Reg Hospital

Position Overview:

Supervises and oversees all nursing activities of patient care in an inpatient setting, ensuring consistent delivery of high-value quality care to all patient populations served. Establishes work priorities, and assists staff in resolving operational issues/problems. Implements and enforces adherence to inpatient department, affiliate, operating unit, and/or system standards, policies and procedures, the Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and applicable laws and regulations Identifies and implements cost savings and best practices, using Lean or other process improvement methods and concepts. Collaborates with others to coordinate services, streamline and standardize work flows and procedures, and/or drive positive outcomes.

Job Description:

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

OPERATIONS.
•Supervises and oversees the day-to-day activities related to patient care services in an inpatient setting, ensuring consistent delivery of high-value quality care to all patient populations served.
•Makes daily rounds with staff to ensure staff have appropriate tools and resources to complete assignments accurately and timely.
•Makes daily rounds with patients to ensure appropriate patient care is provided, and to conduct service recovery as necessary.
•Serves as a clinical resource to team, providing direction for issue/problem resolution and responding timely to escalated issues.
•Develops and implements standard work, processes and workflows to ensure effective and efficient operations while soliciting feedback from staff.
•Leads continuous improvement efforts using Lean or other process improvement methods and concepts, and implements approved recommendations.
•Implements and enforces adherence to department, affiliate, operating unit, and/or system standards, policies and , TJC standards, and applicable laws and regulations
•Ensures maintenance of appropriate records and level of supplies.
•Promotes efficient and effective communications between departments to improve and standardize work flows.
•Collaborates with others to coordinate services, streamline work flow, standardize procedures, and/or drive positive outcomes.
•Identifies areas of non-compliance or vulnerability, developing, recommending and implementing corrective action plans to address or minimize risk.
•Keeps leadership informed of operations, and escalates complex issues requiring higher level direction.
•As necessary, responds to emergencies and/or calls from staff after regular operating hours.
•May participate in and/or facilitate ad-hoc committees and task forces.

PEOPLE.
• Supervises assigned staff, provides input into hiring and termination decisions, develops work schedules, and reviews and approves timekeeping records.
• Sets and maintains expectations with all direct reports, and holds individuals and work teams accountable.
• Evaluates staff performance and recommends associated merit increase. Provides constructive feedback, coaching and counseling. Implements disciplinary actions and/or performance improvement plans to achieve desired performance. Works with leadership when major disciplinary action is necessary and, if appropriate, in consultation with Human Resources.
• Provides opportunities for career development, role expansion, and cross-training.
• Develops department training and orientation plans, ensuring staff meets competency requirements and participates in appropriate education and training programs.
• Conducts staff meetings for informative and educational purposes.
• Responds timely to alleged violations of policies, procedures, regulations and standards of conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures.
• Ensures staff maintains current and appropriate professional credentials.

• Implements/enforces adherence to department, affiliate, operating unit standards/policies

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
• Assists in meeting financial targets by effectively managing and utilizing personnel and resources.
• Manages and monitors staffing to minimize labor costs.
• Monitors expenses and works with leadership to develop and implement corrective actions plans to address unfavorable variances.
• May participate or provide input in the operating and capital budgeting process.