Assistant Nurse Manager - Primary Care

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

NFP Clinical Leader Team

Job Summary:

Our team offers but not limited to the following:
-Partnership in developing established clinical practices to align with primary care expectations
-Robust collaboration with Manager and other primary care leaders
-Autonomy in daily work

JOB SUMMARY:
The Assistant Manager, Patient Care Services is a direct supervisory leadership role that is a key member of the Nursing leadership team. Leads staff members and actively participates in overall management of the area, development of clinical practice, and provision of patient care with accountabilities for implementation and outcomes for people leadership, quality, service, compliance, finance, throughput and scheduling. Ensures the unit's optimal performance by engaging in effective problem solving for staff, patients and families and to develop/lead the assigned staff. Provides feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high performance culture. Under the guidance and direction of the manager, develops, implements and evaluates systems that promote cost effective quality patient care.

This position will provide supportive leadership for approximately thirteen (13) clinical staff and assist four (4) administrative staff with continued growth in clinical positions. In addition, this position will provide clinical leadership in support of nine (9) primary care providers with an annual budgeted volume of 20,289 visits for FY25, with potential for additional provider(s). This roleis responsible for providing direct supervisory leadership that is a key member of the Leadership Team. In addition, this role will actively participate in overall management of the clinics, development of clinical practice, the provision of patient care with accountabilities of implementation and outcomes for people leadership, quality, service, compliance, finance, throughput and scheduling. This position under the guidance and direction of the manager would develop, implement and evaluate systems that promote cost effective quality patient care while providing coaching and feedback to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high-performance culture. This position would be onsite clinical support in staffing when needed within modestly staffed clinics.

Preferred Education, Skills, and Experiences:
-Previous leadership experience highly preferred as this is a complex role in supporting multiple locations that are new to primary care.
-Ambulatory | clinic experience is desired
-Nursing primary care background is helpful
-Tennessee Registered Nurse license
-BSN prepared RN

Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and exact hours will be based on clinic needs.

Department Summary:
Primary care is where good health begins. Your primary care provider is your first contact for general health issues, yearly screenings and questions about your health. As an overall category of healthcare, primary care includes the specialties of family and internal medicine, women’s health, geriatrics and pediatrics.

With Vanderbilt Primary Care, you are always close to a trusted partner in health and wellness.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Under guidance of manager, implements area specific quality planned linked to the organizations goals.
• Develops, manages and evaluates area based on work team performance.
• Manages projects/on-going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) and maintains alignment with strategic plan and vision.
• Acts as clinical leader and facilitates education for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers within clinical specialty(ies).
• Ensures that clinical assignments are based on patient care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.
• The respo