Assistant Nurse Manager - CVOR (Full-Time, 10-Hour Rotating Shifts)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

59d•$84 - $111

About The Position

The Assistant Patient Care Manager assists the Patient Care Manager with clinical management and administrative coordination of designated patient care units or services. The role supports unit goals and objectives, serves as a resource for staff and representative for the Patient Care Manager, and typically supervises patient care staff and operations during an assigned shift and/or coordinates administrative functions. The position helps ensure consistent implementation and monitoring of organizational policies and standards of care, combining clinical and administrative responsibilities. It provides timely information and feedback to the Patient Care Manager and requires knowledge and application of personnel policies and collective bargaining agreement requirements. At Stanford Health Care’s Cardiovascular Operating Room, the assistant manager supports operations and staff delivering care for patients undergoing complex cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgeries. Stanford describes its CVOR as using state-of-the-art technology and equipment and working as a multidisciplinary surgical team. The role assists with unit operations and leadership, administrative management, shift coordination, staff orientation and development, performance evaluation, patient-care process monitoring, program and goal planning, quality improvement, and risk management. It also provides patient care appropriate to the patient’s age and condition, serves as a role model and mentor, assists with unit workload, and acts as liaison to the Patient Care Manager. The position is full-time and works rotating 10-hour shifts. The stated base pay scale generally starts at $83.98–$111.27 per hour; final pay depends on factors including internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
Registered Nurse state licensure and/or compact state licensure.
Ability to contribute to health-care policy formulation in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of health-care providers.
Ability to delegate responsibly according to others’ ability and preparation, standards of practice, and regulatory guidelines.
Ability to develop programs and lead process-improvement projects.
Ability to establish strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
Ability to initiate and implement changes that improve the quality and safety of patient-care delivery.
Ability to provide leadership, influence others to meet patient needs and shared goals, prioritize system resources, promote cooperation, and act as a role model, resource, and mentor.
Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results.
Ability to use information and keep current with technology developments to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support patient-care decisions.
Knowledge of current nursing theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques, approaches, and the health-care system, including accountability for practice outcomes.
Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, certifying and accrediting standards and guidelines, and applicable hospital and unit standards, protocols, policies, and procedures governing nursing care.
Knowledge of organizational, administrative, fiscal, and personnel-management principles and practices relevant to nursing in health care.
Knowledge of health-care and hospital-system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction.

Responsibilities

Assist with operational aspects of designated units while mentoring and supporting staff, and supervise quality, therapeutic, cost-effective patient care in accordance with practice standards, hospital protocols, policies, procedures, and desired outcomes.
Assist the Patient Care Manager with administrative and management functions and assume delegated duties and responsibilities, including in the manager’s absence.
Coordinate and direct unit patient-care operations for an assigned shift, acting on behalf of the Patient Care Manager.
Facilitate staff orientation, training, and ongoing development; assist with coaching, development, and corrective action; and participate in ongoing and annual performance evaluations.
Monitor and evaluate patient-care processes and outcomes to support competent, compassionate care, smooth workflow, and desired outcomes.
Interpret unit, department, and organizational philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures for staff; communicate expectations and monitor staff performance.
Participate in unit goal and program planning and in the development and evaluation of programs and special projects as assigned.
Participate in and support continuous quality, process, and performance improvement and risk-management programs at the unit level.
Provide competent and compassionate patient care appropriate to patients’ ages and conditions, serve as a role model and mentor, and assist with unit workload.
Serve as a liaison to the Patient Care Manager.