Ambulatory Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatrics

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Winston Salem, NC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Ambulatory Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatrics role is responsible for ensuring care delivered is with respect for patient's rights and culturally competent. This position facilitates Patient Centered Care, promotes service recovery and the nursing professional model. The role maintains privacy, confidentiality and security for patients and staff, and serves as a staff and patient advocate to ensure optimal patient care. The Assistant Nurse Manager interfaces with patients and families to ensure that care is consistent with expectations. This role promotes quality improvement and systems-thinking by openly supporting and consistently communicating the mission of the clinic and organization. The position collaborates with the management team on the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures designed to improve quality of care and operational efficiency. The Ambulatory Assistant Nurse Manager promotes a culture of safety by ensuring compliance with established hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality control, safety, QC/PI, environment and infection control. This role coordinates appropriate QC/PI activities with staff, and audits and maintains clinic metrics for unit and organizational goals. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with the Nurse Manager on personnel activities including hiring and performance management, and plans, schedules, and organizes work for the group ensuring proper distribution and delegation of assignments and efficient utilization of personnel, space and facilities. This role monitors the appropriate utilization of staff based on credentialing, education and experience with consideration to the patient population, and assesses, coaches, and monitors staff level of practice. The Ambulatory Assistant Nurse Manager maintains unit inventory and supplies and collaborates with the Nurse Manager on management reports and budgetary recommendations. The role also performs and maintains competency for point of care testing as assigned, ensuring compliance with WFBH Point of Care policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing, Bachelor's degree required.
Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of applicable state required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.

Nice To Haves

Two years of acute care nursing experience within the past 10 years preferred.
Previous supervisory or management experience preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) may be required within one year in select clinical areas.

Responsibilities

Ensures care delivered is with respect for patient's rights and culturally competent.
Facilitates Patient Centered Care, promotes service recovery and the nursing professional model.
Maintains privacy, confidentiality and security for patients and staff.
Serves as a staff and patient advocate to ensure optimal patient care.
Interfaces with patient and families to ensure that care is consistent with expectations.
Promotes quality improvement and systems-thinking by openly supporting and consistently communicating the mission of the clinic and organization.
Collaborates with management team on the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures designed to improve quality of care and operational efficiency.
Promotes a culture of safety by ensuring compliance with established hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality control, safety, QC/PI, environment and infection control.
Coordinates appropriate QC/PI activities with staff.
Audits and maintains clinic metrics for unit and organizational goals.
Collaborates with Nurse Manager on personnel activities including hiring and performance management.
Collaborates with the Nurse Manager to plan, schedule, and organize work for group ensuring proper distribution and delegation of assignments and efficient utilization of personnel, space and facilities.
Monitors the appropriate utilization of staff based on credentialing, education and experience with consideration to the patient population.
Assesses, coaches, and monitors staff level of practice.
Maintains unit inventory and supplies.
Collaborates with Nurse Manager on management reports and budgetary recommendations.
Performs and maintains competency for point of care testing as assigned, ensuring compliance with WFBH Point of Care policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program