Associate Nurse Manager - Inpatient Unit, Full Time

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Nurse Manager - Inpatient Unit is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the nursing unit and personnel. This role involves providing direct patient care as needed, assuming 24/7 responsibility when necessary, and collaborating with Nurse Leaders to achieve organizational goals. The position requires a focus on maintaining high standards of nursing care and documentation, reporting issues promptly, and fostering talent development among staff. The Associate Nurse Manager also plays a key role in improving employee engagement, participating in corrective action processes, and supporting quality improvement initiatives. This includes rounding on patients, monitoring communication, and ensuring compliance with University policies and procedures. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. UHealth-University of Miami Health System is South Florida's only university-based health system, known for leading-edge patient care, groundbreaking research, and medical education.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required
Valid State of Florida RN license required
Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change.
Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management.
Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

Nice To Haves

Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Responsibilities

Analyzes, organizes, and prioritizes work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
Oversees daily operations of the nursing unit and personnel.
Provides direct patient care as needed per entity standard. Assumes 24/7 responsibility, when needed.
Collaborates with the Nurse Leaders in formulating and implementing short- and long-term goals that align with organizational priorities and consistently monitors and oversee expectations of nursing care and nursing documentation and assures that Standards of Practice are being followed.
Reports issues or concerns appropriately and timely and keeps leader informed of unusual patient or staff occurrences; changes in staffing requirements/patient acuity or complexity; and any possible risk-related incidents.
Assists in developing roles and responsibilities of all direct reports by fostering a culture of talent management & development within area of specialty.
Works with leaders to identify, develop & retain high potential employees by actively engaging them through delegation, stretch assignments, supervision & educational programs.
Encourages nursing staff to advance through the Professional Development program.
Monitors productivity and flexes appropriately and meets or exceeds financial targets.
Works to improve employee engagement through collaboration; holds staff accountable, meets one-on-one with staff, and acknowledges team members for great performance.
Participates in and initiates the corrective action process when necessary and ensures that policies are fairly and consistently followed and enforced.
Demonstrates active support of the hospital Process Improvement (PI) philosophies and aligns departmental goals to support PI initiatives.
Works closely with Direct or Indirect leaders in developing quality improvement/PI processes to assure safe, quality patient outcomes and implements Evidence-Based Best Practices and is actively involved in at least one policy or process improvement committee.
Consistently rounds on patients, monitors bedside handoff, and assures responsiveness of staff to call lights.
Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.