Assistant Nurse Manager - Operating Room
About The Position
The Assistant Nurse Manager coordinates patient care, personnel management, equipment maintenance and purchasing, and statistical accumulation. The position manages staff, including hiring, training, work assignment, performance evaluation, and professional development, while ensuring the group supports departmental operational goals. The role may participate in staffing, revenue, and expense budget development and is responsible for adhering to established goals. It provides and oversees patient care according to planned interventions, age and developmental needs, and documentation policies, and creates and ensures implementation of collaborative plans of care. Additional operational duties may include reviewing staff hours and schedules, processing payroll updates, reconciling time cards and bonus tracking, coordinating communications and meetings, determining staffing needs and assignments, assigning overtime, recommending annual increases, interviewing candidates, conducting performance reviews, and issuing or following up on corrective actions. The position is based at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, working days in either four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts, with leadership call rotation that includes weekends and holidays.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- 2–5 years of experience.
- At least 2 years of Operating Room nursing experience.
- At least 1 year of Operating Room Charge/Resource Nurse experience.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- 5–10 years of experience.
- Less than 2 years of supervisor experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage staff, including hiring, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, and conducting professional development plans.
- Ensure staff productivity and actions support department operational goals.
- Participate in departmental staffing, revenue, and/or expense budget development and adhere to budget goals.
- Provide and oversee patient care according to planned interventions, age and developmental needs, and documentation policy.
- Create and ensure implementation of collaborative plans of care based on assessment, diagnosis, and medical treatment.
- Review staff hours worked versus scheduled hours and determine appropriate disposition when variations exist.
- Perform and approve daily payroll updates; reconcile time cards, bonus tracking, and coding approvals.
- Prepare and coordinate staff communications, prepare huddle agendas, and lead meetings.
- Determine staffing needs, make nursing assignments, and assign overtime.
- Recommend effective annual increases.
- Interview candidates for open positions; evaluate staff and conduct performance reviews as assigned.
- Draft and issue corrective actions or coaching and follow up on disciplinary actions.
- Make recommendations for staff improvement when needed.
- Coordinate equipment maintenance and equipment purchasing, and oversee statistical accumulation.
Benefits
- Up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and legal services, available the first day of the month after hire.
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
- 401(k) plan with BJC match.
- Tuition assistance available on the first day.
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
- Adoption assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
