Assistant Nurse Manager Behavioral Health

Intermountain Health

12d•$45 - $69•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager assists the nurse manager in leading and managing daily nursing activities, typically for one unit. The role provides delegated leadership and management, including resource allocation, maintaining a safe working environment, optimizing patient care, and developing departmental structures, processes, and outcome standards. The work is distributed across tactical activities (60%), operational activities (35%), and strategic activities (5%). Assistant Managers must work in departments with more than 100 caregivers and have direct reports; exceptions to established criteria require approval. The role has increased accountability, including employee evaluations, participation in hiring, and budget responsibilities. It supports the Nurse Manager in nursing practice, strategic planning, daily operations, standards of care, and organizational goals. The Assistant Nurse Manager promotes efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate care; manages staffing and resources; supports employee development and engagement; monitors regulatory compliance and clinical outcomes; and partners with physicians and other stakeholders to meet unit goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; the degree will be verified.
Current Registered Nurse license in the state of practice. A valid compact license must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of employment start.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Leadership or supervisory experience.
Complete Intermountain leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting the leadership position.
At least 2 years of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the area of oversight.
Specialty certification.

Responsibilities

Assist and support the nurse manager in creating or maintaining an environment in which clinical nursing is practiced.
Contribute, as delegated, to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, standards of care, interdepartmental collaboration, and organizational goals.
Advocate for and allocate resources to support efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care.
Facilitate collaborative decision-making, contribute departmental perspectives to executive decisions, and keep staff informed about executive-level activities.
Assist with developing, implementing, and managing the unit’s annual capital, operating, and personnel budgets; manage expenses and resources to meet financial goals.
Model and foster professionalism and employee engagement.
Coordinate with the nurse manager to ensure adequate competent staffing, including hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
Ensure, as delegated, that new-skill training and annual competency verification are completed, and provide mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
Evaluate staff competency through performance reviews and peer reviews.
Coordinate performance and compliance with patient-safety initiatives and applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements, including Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, and DOPL.
Assist with clinical program goals and implement delegated action plans to improve performance.
Use professional and organizational best practices to support quality patient care.
Facilitate nursing staff access to nurse practitioners, expanded-role RNs, and other specialty roles.
Work with the Nurse Manager to monitor and improve patient satisfaction using service metrics and national benchmarks, and develop action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
Act as a role model in all aspects of patient-care delivery.
Partner with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
Support the Nurse Manager in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating student nurse activities.
Support staff participation in community organizations, including volunteer health clinics, health fairs, and nonprofit advisory boards.