Assistant Nurse Manager - Shore Care - FT Days

Hackensack Meridian Health•Tinton Falls, NJ

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a professional registered nurse and authentic leader who supports execution of the nursing strategic plan and priorities. The ANM participates in unit and hospital decision-making, recognizes team members, and provides operational and administrative support to nursing leadership. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, the ANM oversees nursing practice and the care delivery system, directly supervises frontline staff, and coordinates staffing, throughput, quality and safety outcomes, staff competency, hiring, corrective actions, unit efficiency, and other departmental activities. The role contributes to recruitment and retention, staff orientation and performance evaluations, employee engagement, and the resolution of workplace conflicts. The ANM supports payroll, scheduling, budget management, staffing productivity, resource utilization, and efficient care delivery. The ANM also helps optimize the patient and family experience, leads multidisciplinary rounds, monitors performance improvement and regulatory compliance, participates in quality improvement and root-cause analysis, and supports staff education and competency. General duties include communicating policies and standards, serving as a nursing role model, serving on call as required by the unit, and completing assigned projects and other duties.

Requirements

At least an associate degree in Nursing or a diploma in Nursing.
BSN in progress or willingness to acquire a BSN within three years of hire; this requirement applies to team members hired on or after February 2025. An advanced master's nursing program, such as Associates to MSN, satisfies the BSN requirement.
At least three years of recent nursing experience in the respective specialty or equivalent; exceptions may be considered for internal candidates on a case-by-case basis.
NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
National certification acceptable to the Magnet Recognition Program and appropriate to the current specialty, to be obtained within two years of hire.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
Strong accountability for improving patients' and caregivers' lives, teamwork, ongoing education, and delivery of high-quality, patient-focused care.

Nice To Haves

MSN.
Supervisory or charge nurse experience.

Responsibilities

Support execution of the nursing strategic plan and priorities, and participate in unit and hospital decision-making.
Provide operational and administrative support to nursing leadership and directly supervise frontline staff in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.
Coordinate staffing and support throughput, quality and safety outcomes, staff competency, hiring, corrective actions, unit efficiency, and quality care.
Participate in recruitment and retention strategies, unit huddles, employee rounding, and unit goal creation.
Participate in or lead evidence-based practice projects, research, and shared governance committees or councils as appropriate.
Resolve conflicts and facilitate constructive resolutions; complete employee corrective action plans and counseling as necessary.
Prepare and conduct periodic performance evaluations, contribute to staff orientation, and model employee recognition.
Model cultural competence, social justice, fairness, and effective collaboration across generational diversity; escalate nursing labor-management issues where applicable.
Participate in payroll, staff scheduling, and daily staffing needs; assist with budget management and monitor unit business intelligence.
Promote care efficiency and throughput, understand the relationship between value-based purchasing, quality outcomes, revenue, and reimbursement, and adjust staffing to productivity needs.
Optimize the patient and family experience and lead multidisciplinary rounds.
Ensure performance improvement monitoring is completed, trended, and reported; lead or participate in quality improvement projects and root-cause analyses.
Assure unit regulatory compliance and participate in staff education and competency activities.
Mentor new employees and new Charge RNs and serve as a role model for nursing professionalism and quality care.
Interpret, support, and communicate policies, standards, and procedures.
Identify cost-containment measures, including alternatives for product utilization.
Serve on call based on unit requirements, assume special projects as assigned, and perform other duties assigned by leadership.