Assistant Nurse Manager- NICU, 36 Hour Evenings

UMass Memorial Health • Madison, WI

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About The Position

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Requirements

• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure and registration.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or management experience.
• Minimum of two years related clinical experience and at least one year experience in the clinical preceptor and/or resource role.
• Demonstrates leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates age-appropriate patient care activities for a defined staff and makes immediate decisions for those areas within the scope of his/her responsibility using knowledge of standards, policies and procedures as they apply to the given area.
• Conducts daily patient care rounds, assessing patient care requirements and monitoring nursing staff performance. Reviews documentation and addresses non-compliant standards with staff.
• Assists with the coordination of patient satisfaction initiatives on the unit. Evaluates performance through patient and family interviews and review of HCAPS reports.
• Coordinates daily operations to assure appropriate staffing, optimal patient flow, bed management, and productivity to meet or exceed budget.
• Collaborates with the nursing leadership team in the strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and revision of systems to support and enhance the competence, autonomy, and accountability of the nursing staff.
• Assists Manager and/or designee to ensure the department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Participates in the development of goals, objectives, policies and procedures for efficient departmental operations.
• Identifies issues and seeks resolution to problems. Utilizes analytical and critical thinking in decision making and judgment that is aligned with organizational objectives.
• Participates in monitoring resources. Notifies nurse manager of risk management issues and follows up with appropriate staff as necessary.
• Provides input to the preparation of the annual budget and capital equipment budget.
• Serves as a role model, coach and facilitator. Inspires and encourages teamwork.
• Fosters a collaborative professional relationship with other hospital departments/staff, physicians, and managers to ensure best practice is the focus for all patient-centered quality care.
• Assists the Nurse Manager with personnel responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, annual regulatory and clinical competency requirements.
• Assists manager in ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc.
• Participates in staff meetings, sharing system wide goals and objectives with front line staff and links their daily work to the mission and vision and strategic goals of the organization.
• Attends nursing leadership and manager meetings. Participates in committees and taskforce teams as a representative of the Department of Nursing.

Benefits

• Signing bonus may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees