Assistant Nurse Manager - Nights - Medical Surgical

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for a medical-surgical nursing unit. The role supports safe, effective patient care by supervising and evaluating staff, coordinating shift-by-shift staffing based on census and patient acuity, and addressing patient and staff concerns. The Assistant Nurse Manager also contributes to performance improvement, financial and productivity goals, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, staff development, and discharge coordination. The position involves regular clinical rounds and conferences, chart audits, coaching and performance evaluations, event-report investigation and escalation, maintaining staffing and timekeeping records, and overseeing unit equipment and supply needs. The role may require providing coverage during staffing shortages and involves work in a hospital clinical setting, with potential exposure to body fluids and infectious diseases and substantial physical activity.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Three years of experience as a registered nurse.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from a course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).
Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) licensure or current Texas license.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Pass a pre-employment physical exam, including color-blind testing.
Ability to walk, stand, bend, turn, stoop, push and pull heavy objects such as patient beds, and help lift and turn patients.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate continuous performance improvement in areas of responsibility in alignment with hospital performance improvement targets.
Meet or exceed departmental financial goals and objectives.
Directly supervise and evaluate patient care provided by personnel assigned to the unit; make daily patient rounds and conduct random chart audits.
Teach and mentor nursing and ancillary personnel.
Manage staff to meet productivity targets and review and revise staffing assignments based on patient needs, census, and acuity.
Coordinate staffing with the Central Staffing Office and House Supervisor, making changes as needed to support safe care.
Collaborate with staff to resolve problems, use the chain of command for unresolved or escalating issues, and advocate for patients and staff.
Provide coverage during shifts when staffing shortages or crises occur.
Provide timely, confidential coaching and counseling to nursing personnel and report appropriately to the Unit Manager and Assistant Manager, Care Coordination.
Support staff professional growth and equal opportunities to participate in unit activities, patient care and unit decisions, hospital committees, and continuing education.
Maintain, improve, and implement plans related to employee engagement scores.
Ensure first-person event reporting through RL Solutions, support staff competency in event reporting, investigate reported events, facilitate timely follow-up, and immediately notify the Nurse Manager or Risk Manager of high-risk situations.
Participate in patient care conferences and maintain, improve, and implement plans related to patient satisfaction scores.
Work with unit and care coordination colleagues and other disciplines to streamline patient discharges and meet discharge timing goals.
Maintain information and records on employee performance and contributions, and provide input to or conduct annual performance reviews and orientation evaluations.
Coordinate self-scheduling to maintain appropriate unit coverage.
Maintain and monitor Kronos records daily for trends requiring intervention, such as late clock-ins, incremental overtime, and missed punches.
Oversee delegated inventory control of equipment and supplies and facilitate timely return of rented or borrowed specialty equipment.
Solicit staff input regarding unit equipment and supply needs.
Assist with staff meetings, special projects, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of performance improvement activities.
Communicate quality and performance improvement data, solicit staff input, and participate on hospital work groups.

Benefits

PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay.
Paid Time Off available day one.
Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
Paid Parental Leave Benefit.
Wellness programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer.
On-site childcare.
Paid holidays.