Assistant Nursing Manager (ANM) - Operating Room
About The Position
The Perioperative Acute Care Assistant Nurse Manager is a registered nurse who, using critical thinking skills, coordinates the clinical activities within a specific unit and collaborates with other members of the health care team. Facilitates leadership on off-shifts and directs flow of cases, and care within all of surgical services (OR, PACU, SPD). Collaborates with house supervisor. She/he directly and indirectly supervises the care rendered by ancillary staff. Focus on unit-based performance improvement, and is a resource instructor for competency assessment specific to units. Facilitate patient safety goals, implement, collect and measure PI performance and all nursing documentation review for accuracy. Dept. specific guidelines review and assists with implementing educational inservices to all surgical services areas. Assists with staff scheduling and filling in during the absence of the managers or on the clinical unit where needed to support staff. Acts as a role model to enhance clinical practice excellence and support evidence-based programs.
Requirements
- Associate Degree required.
- 2 years experience as RN.
- Preferably in OR/PACU/outpatient or ambulatory setting.
- Registered Nurse License.
- BLS at hire (AMERICAN HEART ASSN).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor Degree preferred.
- Leadership experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates clinical activities within a specific unit.
- Collaborates with other members of the health care team.
- Facilitates leadership on off-shifts.
- Directs flow of cases and care within all surgical services (OR, PACU, SPD).
- Collaborates with house supervisor.
- Directly and indirectly supervises the care rendered by ancillary staff.
- Focuses on unit-based performance improvement.
- Serves as a resource instructor for competency assessment specific to units.
- Facilitates patient safety goals.
- Implements, collects, and measures PI performance.
- Reviews nursing documentation for accuracy.
- Reviews department-specific guidelines.
- Assists with implementing educational inservices to all surgical services areas.
- Assists with staff scheduling.
- Fills in during the absence of managers or on the clinical unit where needed to support staff.
- Acts as a role model to enhance clinical practice excellence.
- Supports evidence-based programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
