Assistant Manager Nursing - Hughes Spalding

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Works under the direction of the manager to facilitate daily operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, safe patient care, and to promote a healthy work environment at Children's. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. https://careers.choa.org/lp/What%20to%20Expect/2895392d3ba166e6/?locale=en_US

Requirements

Minimum 2 years’ healthcare experience required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within 1 year of employment as required by department specifications
Professional Nursing Certification deemed by department required upon one year of hire
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

1 year of Clinical Nurse 3-5 level or management/administrative experience in a healthcare setting

Responsibilities

Supports environment for delivery of care.
Acts as clinical resource for patient population in area.
Maintains competence to provide and/or assist with clinical care.
Participates in educational process related to delivery of healthcare.
Maintains own professional development.
Fosters professional development of others via constructive performance feedback, input, and coaching.
Understands and supports Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's nursing career advancement program, My Nursing Career Path.
Participates actively in and supports shared leadership councils.
Fosters collegial relationships between team members, other departments, and medical staff members.
Demonstrates fiscal responsibility in supporting budget, productivity, and resource utilization.
May serve as unit leader on shift in absence of manager.
Drives and effectively facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge process, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow through collaboration with physicians, inter-professional team, hospital leadership, and staff.
Removes or escalates barriers to appropriate leader.
Participates in achievement of organization and departmental goals.
Supports plans for system and unit change.
Supports regulatory agency readiness.
Monitors activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.