Assistant Nurse Manager Cardiology Full Time 36 hours

Bristol Hospital Group•Bristol, CT

About The Position

At Bristol Health, the Assistant Nurse Manager supports optimal clinical outcomes and ensures safe, fiscally sound, patient-centered care for patients and families. Under the direction of assigned service leaders, this role supports shared governance, staff involvement, a healthy workplace, and collaborative decision-making across disciplines. The Assistant Nurse Manager provides clinical and operational leadership, supports staffing and problem-solving, and promotes quality care and professional development among staff. The position requires graduation from an accredited nursing school, a BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program, a Connecticut Registered Nurse license before the start date, at least two years of behavioral health RN experience, and charge or supervisory experience. Specialty certification is required within two years of hire. The role also requires completion of general orientation, annual fire/safety/infection-control education, assigned training, and unit-based competencies. The work involves regular exposure to patient elements and occasional stress. Physical demands include frequent movement and lifting more than 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the workday. The incumbent is expected to think critically, work independently, adapt to change, and demonstrate personal and professional accountability.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing school.
BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program.
Current Connecticut Registered Nurse license required before the start date.
At least 2 years of behavioral health RN experience.
Charge or supervisory experience.
Certification in the specialty area(s) within 2 years of hire.
Completion of general orientation at hire and annual fire, safety, and infection-control education.
Successful completion of training programs designated by the Education & HRD department and required unit-based competencies.
Successful completion of the unit-based competency package and unit-specific requirements.
Strong team skills.
Critical-thinking ability, self-direction, adaptability to change, and personal and professional accountability.
Physical agility for walking, running, bending, stooping, climbing stairs and ladders, kneeling, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, standing, sitting, and twisting.
Ability to lift more than 50 pounds repeatedly throughout the workday.
Vision correctable to normal with normal color perception; hearing correctable to normal; acute sense of smell; and ability to speak clearly enough to be understood by the average person.

Responsibilities

Ensure patient-centered care is delivered at the highest level of practice by direct care providers.
Assign work according to team members’ skill levels, ensure assignments are completed by appropriate staff, and plan adequate coverage.
Communicate changing staffing needs, monitor coverage during assigned shifts, anticipate problems, assist with problem-solving, and support staff in prioritizing work.
Serve as a resource for new staff and for complex patient cases; provide leadership in delivering timely, high-quality care to patients and families.
Adhere to budget guidelines and support and participate in shared governance.
Integrate system-wide and patient-care service initiatives into care delivery and management.
Identify system problems and coordinate resolution using multidisciplinary resources.
Give constructive feedback, model leadership behaviors, motivate staff toward team, unit, and hospital goals, and encourage individual accountability.
Collaborate with physicians, supervisors, departments, and team members; serve as a liaison when needed.
Participate regularly in multidisciplinary patient-care rounds and collaborate to support safe, effective clinical and fiscal care.
Base nursing judgment on evidence-based practice and leadership; communicate unit policies and procedures and model compliance with them.
Investigate incident reports occurring during assigned shifts and relay information to service line leaders.
Participate in policy changes informed by literature and research, lead quality improvement, collect data, assist with appraisals, and participate in quality-assurance projects incorporating NDNQI data.
Investigate disciplinary issues and report them to the service line leader.
Model professionalism, foster teamwork and collaborative relationships, and improve the care-delivery process.
Facilitate staff participation in educational programs and participate in a professional organization.
Submit posters or abstracts related to nursing leadership at regional or national conferences.
Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skill, evaluate patient-status data, and communicate relevant information to staff and the health-care team.
Advocate by providing patients, families, and staff with information to manage health problems and navigate the health-care system.
Use nursing judgment to implement or delegate care and evaluate outcomes; facilitate clinical resources according to patient and family needs.
Lead and participate in community activities and professional-development activities.