Assistant Nurse Manager, ER (FT/Evenings) - Memorial City Hospital
About The Position
The Assistant Nurse Manager supports the Nurse Manager in leading the department and overseeing daily operations. The role includes managing and developing departmental staff, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to deliver patient care, applying the nursing process, and ensuring quality care. It provides 24/7 departmental or unit support as appropriate and typically reports to a Manager, Nursing or Director, Nursing. The position serves patients across the listed age groups: neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and adult/geriatric. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., with on-call duties during nights and shared weekend on-call coverage with the manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
- If the bachelor’s degree is not in Nursing, a Master’s degree in Nursing is required.
- Current State of Texas license, or temporary/compact license, to practice professional nursing required.
- Basic Life Support certification required.
- Professional certification in the clinical area or management required within one year of exam eligibility.
- Three or more years of experience in the clinical area of practice.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- Experience as an ER charge nurse or ER clinical coordinator.
- Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across life cycles.
- Must meet requirements for mandatory and continuing education and skills competency.
Nice To Haves
- CEN or nursing leadership certification is highly preferred at hire; it may be obtained within one year of hire.
Responsibilities
- Assist with deploying departmental goals that support the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
- Assist leadership with managerial responsibilities.
- Carry out delegated day-to-day unit operations, including providing input on hiring, firing, and interviewing.
- Coordinate care among units, nurses, and providers, and assist with developing staff schedules.
- Respond effectively to unit emergencies and assist with patient care as needed.
- Serve as a staff resource and mentor or coach to staff, medical personnel, patients, and family members.
- Guide staff in quality improvement efforts across shifts.
- Ensure daily performance improvement and quality standards are met, and participate in annual performance improvement projects.
- Identify and provide verbal disciplinary action; counsel and remediate staff as needed; and, in collaboration with leadership, provide written disciplinary action when appropriate.
- Work with personnel to ensure staff have access to and appropriately use supplies.
- Provide input to the Nurse Manager or Director on budget preparation.
- Promote intra- and interdepartmental communication.
- Ensure clinical care aligns with evidence-based practice.
- Conduct leadership rounds on patients.
- Respond to customer complaints in a timely manner.
- Identify and appropriately address high-risk social situations.
- Adhere to regulatory requirements and Texas Board of Nursing standards.
- Ensure safe care for patients, staff, and visitors and follow organizational policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications for time, supplies, productivity, and quality of service.
- Maintain professional growth, continuing education, and skills competency; support department goals; and serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.
- Model service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
