Asst Nurse Manager

St. Catherine of Siena•West Islip, NY

56d

About The Position

Are you exceedingly driven, dedicated, and passionate about caring for your patients? Do you consistently create and nurture meaningful relationships with your team, your patients, and their loved ones. Can you strike the perfect balance of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence? Then you have what it takes to be a Good Samaritan Nurse. You are at the heart of health Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) The Assistant Nurse Manager will: Provide leadership and direction for the unit in the absence of the Nurse Manager as well as liaison between physician, patient and family. Aids in orientation and mentoring of new employees, as well as keeping existing employees in constant readiness to respond to patient emergencies. Responsible for the coordination of assignments that meet the appropriate standard of care for patient's acuity to staff and organize teams based on Novice to Expert theory; Participate in staff development and training while performing as a mentor and resource person; Maintain clinical competency to manage a clinical assignment. Retain responsibility for the health and safety of patients and employees. Participate with the Nurse Manager in completing performance evaluations, resolving personnel problems, counseling employees, patient experience, and regulatory agency preparedness.

Requirements

5+ years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience (preferred) in relevant acute care clinical setting, leadership experience preferred.
Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required. Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
Licensure: New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) required, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (if applicable), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (if applicable)

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and direction for the unit in the absence of the Nurse Manager as well as liaison between physician, patient and family.
Aids in orientation and mentoring of new employees, as well as keeping existing employees in constant readiness to respond to patient emergencies.
Responsible for the coordination of assignments that meet the appropriate standard of care for patient's acuity to staff and organize teams based on Novice to Expert theory
Participate in staff development and training while performing as a mentor and resource person
Maintain clinical competency to manage a clinical assignment.
Retain responsibility for the health and safety of patients and employees.
Participate with the Nurse Manager in completing performance evaluations, resolving personnel problems, counseling employees, patient experience, and regulatory agency preparedness.