Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager Cardiac Intermediate

Advocate Health•Libertyville, IL

13d•$44 - $66

About The Position

The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager supports clinical patient care leadership and assists with the day-to-day operation of the Cardiac Intermediate Unit. The role plans, coordinates, and manages personnel and resources to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care delivered by trained, professional, and competent staff. The position collaborates with physicians and other healthcare disciplines to promote optimal patient care. The role includes serving as Charge Nurse and clinical resource, supporting staffing and unit operations, promoting patient safety and performance improvement, and helping ensure compliance with regulatory standards and hospital policies. The assistant manager also supports staff development through coaching, education, competency development, orientation, performance feedback, and coordination with unit leadership. Hours vary based on department needs. Schedule flexibility is required, including PM shifts as needed, with some off-shift coverage. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, at Advocate Condell Medical Center.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; the position also specifies Illinois Licensed Professional Registered Nurse certification relative to the specialty area, if applicable.
Typically, 3 years of experience in the specialty area.
May require specialty-focused continuing education and/or certifications, based on department discretion.
Ability to assume a charge nurse or schedule coordinator role.
Ability to communicate effectively and work cohesively with a diverse work group.
Skills specific to the unit’s specialty.
CPR.
Earn 10 continuing education hours annually, 8 of which must be pediatric-specific.
Ability to work within stressful conditions and difficult situations, remain resilient and flexible in a changing environment, cooperate with others, and make sound and timely decisions.
Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of patients across age groups, understand child development and typical adolescent behavior, and provide age-appropriate care based on knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Ability to lift and bend; for direct patient-care/contact duties, ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist, use patient-handling equipment with at least one other associate when available.
May be exposed to hazardous materials and threatening diseases.

Responsibilities

Serve as Charge Nurse and assign patient-care and non-patient-care duties safely and effectively.
Maintain staffing requirements in accordance with established policies and patient volume.
Collaborate with physicians, management, and other healthcare professionals to support quality care and patient satisfaction.
Contribute to system, site, and unit goals by prioritizing duties and responsibilities.
Ensure accurate reporting of census, acuity, and staffing at predetermined times.
Ensure Point of Care Testing, Code Carts, and Code Boxes are accounted for.
Ensure appropriate supplies are available to staff via Lawson.
Monitor and edit Report Express reports in a timely manner.
Ensure compliance with regulatory agency standards and hospital policies and procedures.
Promote patient safety by reporting issues through established channels and participating in safety initiatives.
Apply performance-improvement principles and assist with performance-improvement processes, data collection, and tracking.
Respond to patient and family concerns promptly and refer complex issues to management.
Support unit performance-improvement plans, indicators, and outcomes; recommend improvements and contribute to unit goals.
Maintain current knowledge of the organization’s mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures.
Serve as a clinical resource to staff and collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate care management.
Model Service First standards, facilitate staff adherence to courtesy standards and scripts, and facilitate service recovery.
Take initiative in problem resolution and conflict management; refer major rule violations and work-performance issues to management through the established chain of command.
Participate with leadership in supporting a positive staff work environment, growth, development, and job satisfaction.
Assist with staff education and in-service data collection, competency and skills-checklist development, and coverage to facilitate in-service attendance.
Coach and mentor staff; conduct timely, objective performance pathways for assigned staff, subject to management review before presentation.
Assess staff educational needs and facilitate education opportunities; coordinate new-staff orientation with the MCO and APN.
Help staff identify professional goals and provide opportunities to achieve them.
Address minor performance variances and disciplinary counseling, and consult management when written disciplinary action may be warranted.
Pursue personal and professional development, keep current with standards of care, and earn 10 continuing education hours annually, including 8 pediatric-specific hours.
Maintain pediatric clinical expertise and serve as a resource and role model for clinical care.
Participate in unit and hospital committees.
Travel locally as required and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.