Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatric Behavioral Health
About The Position
The Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatric Behavioral Health provides leadership in collaboration with the Nurse Manager to ensure short and long-term goals are met by developing and monitoring standards of performance and capitalizing on employee strengths, supporting the Mission, Vision, Core Values and Evidence-based practice. This role facilitates appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and continuing professional development for personnel. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates effectively by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively, encouraging communication and serving as a resource to staff and other departments. They assist the Nurse Manager in coordinating nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and integrating services across the continuum of care. This role is accountable for the quality and appropriateness of health care delivery and for the environment in which clinical nursing is practiced, promoting a culture of safety for patients, self, co-workers, and facility. Care is delivered with respect for patient's rights and preferences, maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and security for patients and staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager facilitates resolution of conflicts, collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery, and empowers staff in decision-making through shared governance. They assume responsibility with the Nurse Manager for the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the budgetary process for designated area(s). This role ensures a biogenic environment that stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Shared Governance, Theory of Human Caring, and professional practice. The Assistant Nurse Manager demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards, the nursing process and patient advocacy. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, they take responsibility for continuing education, developing best practices and maintaining the highest level of patient care and staff development. They ensure/provide appropriate patient care in accordance with specific patient population, demonstrating and utilizing knowledge of the needs of the patient population specific to the defined clinical area and identifying strategies to meet related needs.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
- BSN or BS in related field with two years' experience in nursing required
- Registered Nurse licensure from the State of applicable state
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care, Adult ED
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED, Peds ED, PICU and NICU, and other areas per unit guidelines.
Nice To Haves
- MSN preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership in collaboration with the Nurse Manager to staff to ensure short and long-term goals are met by developing and monitoring standards of performance and capitalizing on employee strengths, supporting the Mission, Vision, Core Values and Evidence-based practice.
- Facilitates appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and continuing professional development for personnel.
- Collaborates effectively by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively.
- Encourages communication and serves as a resource to staff and other departments.
- Assists the Nurse Manager in coordinating nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of care.
- Accountable for the quality and appropriateness of health care delivery and for the environment in which clinical nursing is practiced.
- Promotes a culture of safety for patients, self, co-workers, and facility in conjunction with the Nurse Manager.
- Ensures care is delivered with respect for patient's rights and preferences.
- Maintains privacy, confidentiality, and security for patients and staff.
- Facilitates resolution of conflicts, collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery, and empowers staff in decision-making through shared governance.
- Assumes responsibility with the Nurse Manager for the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the budgetary process for designated area(s).
- Ensures a biogenic environment that stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Shared Governance, Theory of Human Caring, and professional practice.
- Demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards, the nursing process and patient advocacy.
- In collaboration with the Nurse Manager takes responsibility for continuing education, developing best practices and maintaining the highest level of patient care and staff development.
- Ensures/provides appropriate patient care in accordance with specific patient population.
- Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of the needs of the patient population specific to the defined clinical area.
- Maintains competency related to patient population and identifies strategies to meet related needs.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
