Assistant Nurse Manager - Medical Oncology - FT Nights Gainesville

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

10d

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a participating member of the Nursing Leadership Team and provides leadership to professional nursing staff in assigned departments. The ANM works with other leaders to remove operational barriers, supports clinical and service programs, and helps develop and implement capital and operating budgets. The role fosters positive relationships with physicians, nurse leaders, and associates and functions as an extension of the Nurse Manager, with accountability for care delivery and daily unit operations. Working closely with Nurse Managers, educators, and Clinical Nurse Specialists, the ANM directs patient care and staffing activities and monitors staffing, equipment, supplies, and services to support consistent, high-quality care. The ANM applies nursing policies, procedures, regulations, leadership principles, and clinical judgment; contributes to nursing strategic direction and professional practice initiatives; and supports Professional Nursing Governance, including a Unit Practice Council for each unit within the role’s span of control. The ANM also helps maintain regulatory readiness and hospital accreditation and completes other assigned projects. The ANM coordinates patient-care teams, monitors care quality, rounds with patients and families, addresses concerns, and supports customer service. The role coaches and evaluates staff, supports competency and training requirements, coordinates with physicians and ancillary staff, manages work assignments and patient flow, and helps ensure compliance with policies, quality controls, and regulatory standards. Direct patient care may be provided as needed.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Obtain national certification in a clinical or leadership specialty within two years of hire.
Associate degree; must enroll in a BSN program within six months of hire and complete the BSN within three years of hire.
At least five years of RN experience with an ADN, or at least three years of RN experience with a BSN or higher degree.
Membership in a professional organization.
Meet all unit-defined competency requirements, such as BLS, ACLS, or PALS.
Demonstrate effective written and oral communication, customer-service and listening skills, and service-recovery ability.
Demonstrate critical thinking, decisive judgment, ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced clinical environment, and ability to remain calm under stress.
Ability to instruct, direct, and evaluate employees and provide specialty nursing care.
Ability to supervise staff, including hiring, training, assigning and reviewing work, motivating, preparing performance evaluations, and handling disciplinary actions.
Ability to adapt nursing care to patients’ emotional needs and behavior and tailor communication and performance feedback to individual employees.
Ability to coordinate patient-care services with other departments and communicate with diverse audiences, including explaining information and decisions orally.
Competency in computer software programs and systems that affect unit performance or management.
Ability to monitor and evaluate nursing care, identify and coordinate departmental services, and provide consultation to staff, patients, and the public.
Ability to direct training of professional and nonprofessional personnel.
Ability to perform staffing and scheduling functions while ensuring adherence to labor productivity targets.
Ability to work effectively with professional and paraprofessional staff and give detailed oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate sensitive information in person rather than relying only on written communication.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing or another field if the candidate has a BSN, completed within five years of hire.
Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient-care team activities and monitor the quality of care delivered during the shift.
Conduct daily unit rounds and address patient, family, and physician concerns while supporting customer-service expectations.
Assess, coach, and evaluate staff clinical practice; ensure staff competency, assessments, licensure, certifications, and annual training are current.
Work with the leadership team to identify staff strengths and development needs and recommend or design education and training.
Coordinate communication among unit staff, attending physicians, and clinical ancillary staff to support appropriate care and outcome planning.
Schedule work assignments, set priorities, direct subordinate employees, and participate in planning and distributing patient assignments.
Attend daily bed huddles and facilitate decisions related to patient flow.
Maintain ongoing communication with nursing staff and relate staff development needs to team business needs.
Support a professional practice model that encourages staff participation in clinical standards and uses best-practice research.
Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality controls, and regulatory requirements; oversee unit administrative tasks such as PI audits and code carts.
Apply organizational work rules and discipline policies and provide progressive discipline when indicated.
Provide direct patient care as needed, including assessing, planning, and evaluating patients and remaining informed about patient status during the shift.
Proactively address potential customer-service issues.
Work with physicians and staff to support evidence-based practice and organizational priorities for safety and quality, service excellence, engagement, and throughput.
Monitor staff performance and competency and provide timely feedback.
Assess staffing plans and assignments in relation to patient acuity and budgeted labor standards.
Conduct and complete environment-of-care assessments.
Complete the mentoring class and assist with mentoring Registered Nurses when other mentor resources have been assigned.