Assistant Nurse Manager - Acute Medicine (Nights)

BJC HealthCare • Des Peres, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager for their Acute Medicine Unit (43 beds, private model) which cares for a diverse patient population including General/Acute Medicine, Dialysis, and Renal. This is a full-time, night shift position with 4/10 flexible shifts. The role supports operational functions related to reporting, payroll, service recovery, staff communication, data collection, staff competencies, and regulatory readiness compliance. The Assistant Nurse Manager will work collaboratively with the leadership team to lead staff in clinical and service excellence. Responsibilities include supporting departmental budgets, analyzing trends in patient outcomes, ensuring staff meet competency requirements, managing payroll and timecards, coordinating staff communications, determining staffing needs and making nursing assignments, and managing staff including onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and professional development.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• 2-5 years experience
• RN License

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• 5-10 years experience
• Less than 2 years Supervisor Experience

Responsibilities

• Supports the operational functions of the department as related to: reporting, payroll, service recovery, staff communication, staff data collection and reporting, staff competencies and regulatory readiness compliance.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the leadership team to lead staff in clinical and service excellence.
• May participate in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals. This includes responding to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Prepare, analyze and develop action plan(s). Seek to identify trends in patient outcomes related to audits, reporting, & compliance. Ensure proper documentation, communication, followup accordingly.
• Perform service recovery related to physician and bed management issues; support investigation and resolution of operational issues as required.
• Ensure staff meet regulatory, unit and BJC competency requirements; determine corrective plan of action if competencies are not met; follow up to ensure compliance. Ensure year round readiness through audits; determine individual or unit corrective plan if audit discloses readiness issues; follow up to ensure compliance with corrective plan. Own environmental plan.
• Review staff hours worked vs scheduled hours and determine appropriate disposition if variation exists. Perform and approval daily payroll updated. 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.
• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed.
• Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

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
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree