Bpicu (90% Nights)

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

5d•$102,408 - $189,744

About The Position

Under general direction by the Nurse Manager, the Assistant Nurse Manager utilizes the nursing process to prescribe, prioritize, delegate, and provide safe, therapeutic allocation of nursing resources to patients/families. The ANM makes independent judgments, decisions, and take action regarding a wide range of routine and complex staffing and unit workflow issues. The ANM collaborates with appropriate disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission through discharge in support of the medical and nursing plans of care. The ANM performs specific leadership functions related to clinical practice, education, and/or management as delegated by and in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. The ANM provides leadership for unit and departmental activities that promote: Delivery of quality nursing care Effective problem solving and communication In addition, the ANM provides support to the unit management team for the assurance of clinical workforce competence. Support is provided to all staff any day and any shift as determined by need/demand. Emphasizing patient safety, staff safety, organizational integration, and service excellence the ANM provides leadership and resources that promote the following: Effective orientation and evaluation of baseline skill level and competencies for assigned workforce. Efficient and effective educational services and resources, which enable staff to meet patient care needs. Timely clinical problem solving and communication of clinical issues at all levels (peer, staff, management, physician). Effective interdisciplinary and interdepartmental communication, collaboration and service coordination using TeamSTEPPSTM methodology. Effective educational resource for patient care. Effective integration of new technology and organizational initiatives Effective management of staff practice and professional behaviors using effective interpersonal skills andJust CultureTM methodology

Requirements

Licensed to practice registered nursing in the state of WA.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
Min. two – three years of professional nursing experience, including demonstrated skill and preference for adult education (preceptor, unit based skills, etc).

Nice To Haves

Nursing certification in specialty desirable (such as CCRN).

Responsibilities

Partners with appropriate CNE/CNS to plan, implement and evaluate unit based orientation program for permanent, temporary, and contract staff utilizing a performance based development approach.
Facilitates individualized orientation process for newly hired staff (RN and support staff)
Evaluates orientees’ baseline attention to training, demonstrated skills, attitude and philosophy fit with HMC missions and values; records and reports concerns to unit managers.
Registers, tracts, and records the completion of unit orientation and competency completion for various staff levels using the LMS as designed.
Collaborates in the development/revision of clinical competencies.
Collaborates with unit leadership and CNE/CNS in the development and validation of unit specific competencies.
Acts as Master Preceptor: trains, mentors, and evaluates effectiveness of unit based preceptors
Evaluates assigned staff at prescribed intervals (6 months, annual) after approval by manager
Provides “just in time” feedback to staff regarding clinical, interpersonal, and communication performance
Involves manager for staff who resist feedback or who fail to improve performance
Participates in interviewing and makes recommendations on candidates for hire being mindful of baseline clinical, behavioral, and communication competencies.
Acts as a resource for CEU interpretation and guidance
Promotes and supports a high functioning environment that fosters continuing learning and professional development.
Partners with CNE and CNS to plan, implement and evaluate educational offerings designed to enhance the delivery of quality care and safe practices. (In-services, CE, equipment education).
Partners with CNE to plans, implements and evaluates educational offerings designed to enhance staff leadership and operational decision making (Charge, Preceptor)
Assists nursing staff in identifying and meeting their ongoing educational goals.
Utilizes theories of adult education and interactive learning in formal and informal trainings.
Participates in programs that support staff education and development (CPR instructor, core curriculum, ANM orientation, and consortium).
Participates in the development of educational modules and training plans.
Participates in ongoing area specific training (e.g. skills days)
Registers, tracks and records staff’s participation in mandatory continuing education using the LMS as designed.
Promotes the use of central educational, quality, and patient safety resources (CNE/CNS consultants) to support quality patient care
Participates in departmental policy/ procedure development and interpretation for members of the heath care team
Chairs unit based Best Practice Committee and promotes evidenced based nursing practice
Coordinates unit based student placement
Performs charge nurse duties
Role models collaboration and best practice communications.
Assists in staff schedule in collaboration with ANM - Operations
Ensures staff are trained on time card completion
Supports unit based efforts for operation, HR, payroll initiatives
Promotes a healthy work environment
Resolves conflicts tactfully, flexibly and diplomatically
Demonstrates ability to compromise, cooperate, and negotiate appropriately.
Demonstrate maturity, poise, responsiveness and judgment in day to day activities.
Collaborates and promotes team building with all disciplines and departments.
Inspires teams and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient, team and organizational outcomes
Creates an environment that is conductive to staff growth, development, and satisfaction
Has a strong reputation as a competent, quality resource.
Respects and welcomes diversity in staff and team.
Establishes effective work priorities, methods and project flow
Meets deadlines, project goals, and follows up on staff/clinical/customer satisfaction issues in a timely manner.
Displays resourcefulness and innovation in decision making, problem solving, and trainings
Maintains accessibility, response and follow through to off shift and weekend staff
Assumes responsibility for own professional learning needs including attendance at relevant educational offerings, completion of annual evaluation and competencies.
Participates and provides leadership to organizational committees, taskforces, and work groups.
Demonstrates ability to consider the impact of decisions and actions on the overall organizational mission and goals
Models service excellence in daily practice.
Maintains a safe environment, identifies and reports all safety related issues to the proper departments.
Uses HMC policy and procedures, reference manuals and qualified resources for guidance
Responds appropriately to emergency situations and drills
Ensures related practices and teachings are compliant with regulatory agencies and standards.
Intervenes to address illegal /unethical /unprofessional professional practice of any member of the health care team
Promotes practices and decisions that reduce human error and promote staff/patient safety
Participates in development and implementation of quality assessment and improvement programs within the department and across units/specialties
Identifies and explores ways to support a cost –effective environment
Participates in the preparation and process of regulatory surveys
Participates in unit and organizational emergency preparedness
Maintains expert clinical knowledge base related to clinical area and practice standard for assigned areas.
Maintains appropriate age related competencies for assigned areas.
Support, practices and teaches research based nursing practice.
Acts as a timely resource to staff in problem solving involving clinical issues
Participates in clinical benchmarking, studies, and projects that promote improvement of patient rights, safety, and comfort
Collaborates with relevant other clinical disciplines to assess and address the needs of patient population served.
Maintains professional relationship through memberships in professional organizations, networking, and high professional visibility (certification, speaking, publishing, etc).