Assistant Manager-Nursing-ABQ

Presbyterian System Services • Albuquerque, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Nursing Director, the Assistant Manager works with the Department RN Manager to plan, implement, and coordinate operational, financial, and personnel activities in designated areas. The role provides clinical and operational leadership for assigned units, including a hands-on presence to facilitate patient care and achieve organizational outcomes.

The Assistant Manager supports unit operations, staff development, patient safety, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, technology integration, staffing, throughput, and financial performance. The role also contributes to recruitment, orientation, performance reviews, staff engagement, succession planning, shared governance, and the development of a diverse and culturally responsive work environment. The position models professional standards and the organization’s C.A.R.E.S. behaviors and Synergy Professional Practice Model.

This is a full-time, exempt position with varied days and hours. Work location: 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930. The specific emergency-response certifications required depend on the service area. The posting lists a compensation range of $0.00 to $0.00.

Requirements

• Current New Mexico or Compact State nursing license, or Graduate Nurse Permit.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited academic nursing program.
• Current BLS certification.
• Maintain current professional licensure.
• Additional emergency-response training and certifications are required depending on the service area. Requirements specified in the posting include ACLS, PALS, NRP, fetal monitoring, Chemotherapy certification, STABLE, TNCC, and ENPC for certain areas.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and coordinate operational, financial, and personnel activities for designated areas with the Department RN Manager.
• Provide clinical and operational leadership at the point of care for assigned units and facilitate patient care and organizational outcomes.
• Guide, mentor, support, and hold staff accountable to clinical care practices and processes.
• Contribute to recruitment, interviewing, and selection of candidates.
• Drive and monitor staff orientation processes, including preceptor selection, process analysis, and new-hire retention outcomes.
• Maintain an environment that complies with state and federal labor laws.
• Lead point-of-care process improvement to achieve quality targets, improve outcomes and patient safety, optimize communication, and maintain regulatory readiness.
• Support integration of work models and evidence-based practice at the bedside.
• Use clinical technologies and electronic medical records in patient care; act as a super-user supporting the deployment and integration of health care technologies.
• Contribute to and drive work plans, report outcomes, and present results to key business audiences.
• Contribute to unit budget creation, monitoring, analysis, and variance reporting; align staffing and throughput with care needs and productivity and budget targets.
• Contribute to staff monitoring and performance reviews, including evaluations, goal setting, and development plans; support staff engagement, satisfaction, mentoring, competency, and succession planning.
• Use communication, listening, conflict management, negotiation, and mediation skills to lead relationships at the point of care.
• Maintain a culturally responsive environment for patients and a diverse workforce; support shared governance and shared decision-making.
• Model continuous learning, professional accountability, reflective practice, integrity, and the C.A.R.E.S. behaviors.
• Lead and support staff performance in the Synergy Model’s clinical judgment, patient advocacy, caring practices, interprofessional collaboration, systems thinking, response to diversity, facilitation of learning, and clinical inquiry.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and certain lead roles, for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager