Assistant Nurse Manager -CVIC Preop PACU - 8 Hour Days

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

10d•$65 - $113•Onsite

About The Position

Under the leadership of the Nurse Manager/Associate Director/Executive Director (Nurse Leader) the Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for coordinating the daily twenty-four (24) hour operations of assigned unit/area patient care in order to provide high quality, individualized patient care in support of Medical Center philosophies. The Assistant Nurse Manager functions as the Department Supervisor and an experienced and proficient clinician, and assumes responsibility and accountability for the expert application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care. The Assistant Nurse Manager identifies and removes barriers to patient flow in collaboration with organizational leaders and facilitates coordination of discharge planning and team rounding as applicable. The Assistant Nurse Manager consistently demonstrates professional skills and abilities, exemplary leadership and educational skills to direct and supervise the clinical performance of others, evaluates the interventions and outcomes of care situations, demonstrates motivation and creativity, evaluates opportunities for care enhancement at the departmental level, and serves as a catalyst for effective change within Nursing at the department and institutional levels. The Assistant Nurse Manager shares their integrated learning and knowledge, and assesses the educational needs of patients, family, and staff. In addition, the Assistant Nurse Manager promotes, support, and is accountable for the achievement of departmental specific patient safety goals. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures nursing staff on assigned unit(s) perform within their scope of responsibility and duties, and ensures accountability at the facility, department and position levels, including knowledge of required clinical/technical skills consistent with the Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, Joint Commission, The Plan for Provision of Nursing Care, The Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, and other regulatory requirements. Additional management responsibilities include compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals supporting quality improvement and the clinical care delivery processes; staffing, scheduling, and retention of staff; safety and quality management; and participation on unit practice council and TCAB. In conjunction with the Nurse Leader, the Assistant Nurse Manager assists with all administrative processes applicable to assigned unit(s), including human resources, assisting with unit based budgeting, evaluation of effectiveness of patient care resources, staffing, quality improvement planning, strategic planning, and educational development programs. The Assistant Nurse Manager supervises, mentors, and coaches staff and holds staff accountable for development and professional growth of each employee he/she supervises, supports research, participates in strategic planning, both long and short term, and assures patient advocacy. The Assistant Nurse Manager serves as the operational and leadership resource to the staff; evaluates effectiveness of patient care resources. The Assistant Nurse Manager is responsible for managing staffing effectiveness including, but not limited to accountability for overtime utilization on their unit, staff compliance with meal and rest breaks, staff attendance. The Assistant Nurse Manager conducts performance evaluations and oversees the completion of skills and competencies. In collaboration with the Nurse Leader, the Assistant Nurse Manager leads recruitment and retention activities.

Requirements

Experienced and proficient clinician.
Knowledge of required clinical/technical skills consistent with the Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, Joint Commission, The Plan for Provision of Nursing Care, The Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, and other regulatory requirements.
Ability to supervise, mentor, and coach staff.
Ability to hold staff accountable for development and professional growth.
Ability to support research.
Ability to participate in strategic planning, both long and short term.
Ability to assure patient advocacy.
Ability to serve as the operational and leadership resource to the staff.
Ability to manage staffing effectiveness including, but not limited to accountability for overtime utilization on their unit, staff compliance with meal and rest breaks, staff attendance.
Ability to conduct performance evaluations.
Ability to oversee the completion of skills and competencies.
Ability to lead recruitment and retention activities.

Nice To Haves

Leadership skills.
Educational skills.
Motivation and creativity.
Ability to evaluate opportunities for care enhancement at the departmental level.
Ability to serve as a catalyst for effective change within Nursing at the department and institutional levels.
Ability to share integrated learning and knowledge.
Ability to assess the educational needs of patients, family, and staff.
Ability to promote, support, and be accountable for the achievement of departmental specific patient safety goals.
Experience with unit practice council and TCAB.

Responsibilities

Coordinating the daily twenty-four (24) hour operations of assigned unit/area patient care.
Providing high quality, individualized patient care.
Functioning as the Department Supervisor and an experienced and proficient clinician.
Assuming responsibility and accountability for the expert application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care.
Identifying and removing barriers to patient flow in collaboration with organizational leaders.
Facilitating coordination of discharge planning and team rounding.
Demonstrating professional skills and abilities, exemplary leadership and educational skills to direct and supervise the clinical performance of others.
Evaluating the interventions and outcomes of care situations.
Demonstrating motivation and creativity.
Evaluating opportunities for care enhancement at the departmental level.
Serving as a catalyst for effective change within Nursing at the department and institutional levels.
Sharing integrated learning and knowledge.
Assessing the educational needs of patients, family, and staff.
Promoting, supporting, and being accountable for the achievement of departmental specific patient safety goals.
Ensuring nursing staff on assigned unit(s) perform within their scope of responsibility and duties.
Ensuring accountability at the facility, department and position levels, including knowledge of required clinical/technical skills consistent with the Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, Joint Commission, The Plan for Provision of Nursing Care, The Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, and other regulatory requirements.
Ensuring compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals supporting quality improvement and the clinical care delivery processes.
Managing staffing, scheduling, and retention of staff.
Managing safety and quality.
Participating on unit practice council and TCAB.
Assisting with all administrative processes applicable to assigned unit(s), including human resources.
Assisting with unit based budgeting.
Evaluating the effectiveness of patient care resources.
Assisting with staffing.
Assisting with quality improvement planning.
Assisting with strategic planning.
Assisting with educational development programs.
Supervising, mentoring, and coaching staff.
Holding staff accountable for development and professional growth.
Supporting research.
Participating in strategic planning, both long and short term.
Assuring patient advocacy.
Serving as the operational and leadership resource to the staff.
Evaluating effectiveness of patient care resources.
Managing staffing effectiveness including, but not limited to accountability for overtime utilization on their unit, staff compliance with meal and rest breaks, staff attendance.
Conducting performance evaluations.
Overseeing the completion of skills and competencies.
Leading recruitment and retention activities.