Associate Nurse Manager, PACU

Nemours Children's Health • Wilmington, DE

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking an Associate Nurse Manager, PACU, to join our Nemours Children’s Health team in Wilmington, DE.
The associate nurse manager (ANM) position is responsible for collaborating with the nurse manager (NM) in all aspects of operational and administrative support of nursing associates and expanding nursing leadership presence in the practice area. Responsibilities in partnership with the NM, include planning, development and utilization of human and material resources to meet departmental needs. The ANM role includes people management, performance management, on-boarding of new associates, and influencing the professional development of team members through Nursing Advancement @ Nemours (NA@N). The ANM demonstrates a commitment to leading in adherence with the principles of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet model, exemplifying the transformational nursing leadership component of this model.
The ANM is responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement and identifying opportunities to improve services, consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation. The ANM will ensure evidence-based care delivery and benchmarked quality patient service and outcomes. The ANM will serve as a resource and role model to optimize front line leadership for the patient care team.

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.

Requirements

• BSN
• DE or compact RN license
• AHA BLS
• Three to five years of experience

Responsibilities

• assists in systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• provides daily clinical and operational supervision in partnership with the Nurse Manager.
• demonstrates knowledge of current professional practice standards, laws, and regulations that affect the care of children and families.
• contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and other health care providers.
• works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate the management of patient care
• contributes to nursing and pediatric health care through the application of evidence-based practice.
• adheres to budgetary plans.
• assists the Nurse Manager in providing a professional work environment.
• provides and supervises care guided by the Professional Code of Ethics for Nurses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager