Assistant Nurse Manager - Radiation Oncology, Cancer Services
About The Position
The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) provides clinical care to patients and directly oversees the day-to-day responsibilities of nursing team members. The ANM serves as a key contact for nursing functions supporting management and staff, and provides clinical expertise, mentoring, and coaching. The role supports quality patient care through critical thinking, open communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and leadership, while promoting an exceptional experience for patients and families. The ANM oversees nursing and non-nursing personnel, supports staff performance and education, coordinates daily huddles and care-team rounds, and collaborates with the Nurse Manager or Director on patient and staffing matters. The role also contributes to performance improvement, evidence-based practice, research utilization, quality monitoring, compliance, and unit and system-wide responsibilities. This position is based across the listed Rochester Regional Health locations and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with flexibility required.
Requirements
- Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required; for ambulatory roles, a diploma, ASN, or equivalent is required.
- Registered Nurse license in New York State.
- BLS - Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; the posting also lists BS: Nursing under education.
- For dialysis roles, BSN preferred.
- One to three years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Certification in the area of specialty from a national accrediting organization.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and behaviors.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based practice within the practice area and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
- Participate in and use the performance improvement process to improve clinical practice.
- Complete at least one clinical research utilization form for submission to the Nursing Research Department using a U.S.-conducted research article from the last five years.
- Assume responsibility and accountability for oversight of nursing and non-nursing personnel on a unit.
- Communicate effectively with team members and patients and families.
- Serve as a clinical and non-clinical resource for nursing personnel, physicians, and providers.
- Collaborate with the Nurse Manager or Director to investigate and resolve patient, family, or significant-other complaints.
- Delegate appropriate responsibilities to assigned nurses and ancillary personnel.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to promote and ensure optimal patient care.
- Assess nursing personnel's clinical expertise, monitor assignments, and provide feedback and documentation to team members and/or the Nurse Manager.
- Assess team members' clinical education needs and provide recommendations to the Clinical Resource Nurse, Educator, or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- Complete performance appraisals for direct reports and assist the Nurse Manager with appraisals for other unit team members.
- Manage team-member performance with support from the Nurse Manager.
- Coordinate daily huddles and care-team rounds to advance care plans, identify and remove barriers, and support patient care transitions.
- Perform daily leader rounding and ensure team members regularly round on patients to assess comfort.
- Develop programs and strategies to monitor quality of patient care and patient outcomes.
- Assist the Nurse Manager in developing, justifying, and implementing long-term staffing patterns, personnel needs, budget negotiation, and recruitment plans.
- Participate in organizational compliance audits or, when delegated, hold team members accountable for completing them.
- Attend required educational programs and participate in supervisory team-member education and training as required.
- Demonstrate clinical competency in the specialty area and assist with competency completion for other team members as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
