Assistant Nurse Manager, Cardiovascular ICU, FT, Variable

Prisma Health•Richland, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

In collaboration with the nurse manager, this role supervises staff and unit operations and provides direct patient care. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures the delivery of safe and quality patient care by supervising the care provided by staff and maintaining appropriate standards of professional nursing practice. This role involves maintaining high visibility to patients/families and staff on the unit, primarily on off-shifts, and resolving problems as needed. The position also performs a variety of administrative, human resource, payroll, quality improvement, and unit coordination activities. The role serves in a direct patient care capacity greater than 50% of the time. The Prisma Health Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiovascular ICU is a 12-bed acute care unit that recovers patients immediately post open-heart, thoracic, and vascular surgery, and supports a robust TAVR and LVAD program. This unit performs various bedside procedures and therapies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Two (2) years of RN experience in appropriate area of nursing.
Current R.N. Licensure as recognized by South Carolina (Lawson Code NLRN)

Nice To Haves

Management/supervisory experience preferred.
Certified in nursing specialty preferred.
In lieu of the BSN requirement above, a nursing diploma or an Associate's Degree in Nursing may be considered if the applicant signs a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to enroll in an accredited BSN or MSN program within one year and obtain a BSN or MSN degree within four years.

Responsibilities

Oversees a variety of patient care activities in a charge nurse capacity to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit/service.
Activities include but are not limited to staff allocation and scheduling; patient assignments; rounds; investigation/resolution of patient care issues; coordination of admissions, discharges, and transfers; ensuring appropriate transitions of care between shifts; and interdepartmental coordination.
Provides direct patient care consistent with the charge nurse/clinical registered nurse job description accountabilities.
Maintains all clinical competencies outlined.
Performs a variety of patient experience activities to ensure that patient experience expectations are met or exceeded.
Activities include but are not limited to role modeling; staff mentoring/ coaching; patient rounds; service recovery; and problem resolution.
Assists with continuing staff development to include clinical problem solving and decision-making skills.
Collaborates with clinical nurse educators to support new staff orientation and training.
Maintains records/documentation pertaining to staff competencies, certification and/or licensure.
Serves as a professional role model, coach and resource for employees.
Performs a variety of administrative and quality management activities to ensure that quality expectations and regulatory requirements are met.
Ensures unit compliance with departmental, Prisma Health, safety, regulatory, environmental, and infection control standards.
Maintains records/ documentation pertaining to regulatory/environmental standards, quality audits or other unit-related record-keeping requirements.
Assists Nurse Manager in preparation of Joint Commission visits, etc.
In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, performs a variety of human resources activities including, but not limited to interviewing, hiring, evaluating, coaching, counseling, staff rounding and performance management of unit staff.
May assist with Payroll processing.
Assists the Nurse Manager in maintaining unit budget by appropriate allocation and utilization of unit resources.
Shares accountability with Nurse Manager for unit/department/organizational goal achievement.
Assists in planning, directing, and evaluating various short-term and long-term projects for the unit.
Develops, submits, implements and evaluates performance objectives for self and unit.
Works with health care team members on activities designed to improve patient care outcomes.
Participates in Nursing and/or hospital committees and work groups as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.