Assistant Nurse Manager, Surgical Trauma, FT, Nights

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

In collaboration with the nurse manager, supervises staff and unit operations and provides direct patient care. Supervises care provided by staff to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit and to ensure appropriate standards of professional nursing practice are maintained in the clinical setting. Maintains high visibility to patients/families and staff on the unit, primarily on off-shifts, and resolves problems as needed. Performs a variety of administrative, human resource, payroll, quality improvement and unit coordination activities. Serves in direct patient care role greater than 50% of the time. Prisma Health Richland Hospital Surgical Trauma Unit is a regional academic medical center and hospital with over 125 years of service. Our Trauma Center is the only Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the Midlands. This is a 50-bed medical surgical unit primarily geared towards adult patients requiring care after experiencing traumatic injury typically requiring surgical intervention. The standard nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 flexing up to 1:5 as needed. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring for up to 23 patients. Our patients are hemodynamically stable. Examples of these patients include those with injuries related to gunshot wounds or other penetrating injury, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Two (2) years of RN experience in related area of nursing.
Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

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.