About the position
Barnes Jewish West County Hospital is a new state of the art facility that opened for patient care in November 2019. We are looking for Nurses that can become part of a learning and growing team. We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Assistant Nurse Manager to help lead our Infusion Therapy team. The ANM is a registered nurse professional who collaborates with the Nurse Manager to oversee daily operations and staff assignments of the Oncology Infusion Therapy Unit; Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to nursing staff; Participate in quality improvement initiatives; Ensure compliance with institutional policies, safety standards and nursing best practices with a focus on compassionate care delivery. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of oncology nursing experience, strong communication, and critical thinking skills; Demonstrated emotional intelligence with ability to lead with compassion.
Responsibilities
- Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans.
- Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
- May participate in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals.
- Provides and oversees patient care according to planned interventions with regard to their age and developmental needs to attain the patient's optimal level of wellness and documents according to policy.
- Creates and ensures implementation of a collaborative plan of care based on assessment, diagnosis and medical treatment.
- May support the review of staff hours worked vs scheduled hours and determine appropriate disposition if variation exists.
- Perform and approve daily payroll updates.
- Reconcile time cards, bonus tracking and coding approval.
- Prepare, coordinate and execute all staff communications; prepare huddle agendas and lead meeting.
- Determine staffing needs; make nursing assignments as well as assign overtime.
- Recommend effective annual increases.
- Interview staff for open positions; evaluate and conduct performance reviews as assigned; draft and issue corrective actions/coaching; follow up regarding any disciplinary action to determine compliance.
- Responsible for staff productivity and the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
- Conducts performance evaluations and makes recommendations on areas of improvement if needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- 2-5 years of nursing experience
- RN license
Nice-to-haves
- 5-10 years of oncology nursing experience
- Less than 2 years of supervisory experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
