Assistant Nurse Manager Pre-Op & PACU- HSS Collaboration

Stamford Health • United States,

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a clinical leadership position responsible for providing clinical supervision and coordinating unit clinical operations. The ANM has oversight accountability for patient care and nursing practice on their assigned shift and unit(s), focusing on delivering high-quality clinical outcomes, a positive patient experience, and engaging staff in a financially responsible manner. This role acts as a leadership extension of the Clinical Director and adheres to all hospital policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, while providing safe and therapeutic care aligned with hospital culture. The position involves a systematic process for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating patient care services to deliver excellent person-centered care, facilitating the organization's philosophy, goals, and policies. Patient Care Services is supported with ongoing professional development, bidirectional communication, and guidance to continuously improve person-centered care delivery.

Requirements

• At least 3 years recent clinical experience in the Pre-Op/PACU setting
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, MSN preferred
• Strongly preferred clinical specialty or leadership certification
• Recent clinical or leadership experience
• Demonstrates an understanding of the departmental budget
• Utilizes knowledge of financial targets including hours and cost per unit of service to guide staffing decisions
• Anticipates patient needs and develops staffing plans and assignments
• Demonstrates a fundamental understanding of labor laws
• Effectively participates in the selection and hiring of new staff
• Articulates key performance indicators and initiatives aimed at achieving outcome targets, Quality, Patient Experience, and Safety
• Applies systems thinking as an approach to analysis and decision making
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide coaching and feedback
• Conducts effective performance appraisals
• Effectively responds to de-escalate conflicts
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate critical information
• Participates in the ongoing development of effective teams
• Mobility is necessary to provide patient care.
• Physical effort is required to assist patients with transfer and ambulation, which may involve lifting, pushing, and pulling patients.
• Hearing within normal range is necessary to properly conduct assessments.

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred
• Strongly preferred clinical specialty or leadership certification

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily delivery of patient care on assigned unit/area.
• Executes on all patient experience, safety and patient care protocols including but not limited to patient rounding, staff rounding for compliance and patient safety surveillance.
• Supports the activities related to patient throughput and Length of Stay (LOS).
• Provides real-time coaching to support clinical effectiveness.
• Provides constructive feedback to employees on performance issues, administers initial corrective actions in collaboration with the nurse managers, and participates in monitoring for performance issues.
• Collaborates with leadership to support employee engagement and retention.
• Makes recommendations on cost savings opportunities.
• Prepares schedule of work assignment assuring appropriate coverage on all shifts.
• Consistently uses sound financial judgment in managing labor and non-labor resources.
• Provides ongoing clinical evaluations of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers on assigned unit/area as designated by the Clinical Director.
• Provides support with new personnel on orientation, continuing education, and in-service educational programs.
• Participates in interviewing, selecting, and appraising the performance of employees.
• Participates in and supports quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives; participates in committees as assigned.
• Supports and promotes hospital-wide and unit specific initiatives & goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, Joint Commission Disease specific certifications).
• Facilitates communication and collaboration among unit staff and other departments regarding issues related to patient care.
• Ensures continuity of patient care information between discharges, transfers, and other operational issues.
• Performs service recovery and communicates patient plan of care reflecting patient issues and proposed interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.
• Demonstrates professional work behavior by following Service Standards and Success factors.
• Complies with departmental organizational policies and procedures and adheres to external agency requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level