Assistant Nurse Manager

About This Role

An Assistant Nurse Manager leads employees in delivering patient care, manages unit operations and financial practices, and mentors staff in technology. This position suits a nurse with excellent clinical knowledge and leadership ability, who can influence relationships and behaviors to meet unit needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform venous access procedures within the scope of RN licensure, ensuring proper technique and patient safety
• Administer and monitor infusion therapy treatments, adjusting care plans based on patient responses and needs
• Assess patients' conditions to determine appropriate venous access methods and address any complications
• Develop and implement individualized care plans for patients requiring venous access and infusion therapy
• Provide patient education on venous access and infusion therapy to ensure understanding and compliance

Requirements

• Ability to lead the employees of their unit in the delivery of patient care
• Ability to lead performance improvement initiatives on their assigned unit
• Ability to think critically in relation to the operations of the unit and delivery of patient care
• Ability to manage the business of healthcare delivery on their unit, including assessing and managing financial practices/Productivity management
• Able to assist and mentor others in relation to the technology utilized on the unit
• Excellent clinical practice knowledge and is able to apply this knowledge to the unit setting
• Ability to influence relationships and behaviors in relation to meeting the needs of the unit
• Acts as a role model for professionalism on their assigned unit of employment
• Possess a broad nursing knowledge, leadership ability, accepts responsibility, exercises authority, and functions independently
• Possess insight for employee growth and development and the ability to do effective impartial counseling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer skills, including experience with an Electronic Health Record
• Specific skills as delineated by the unit of employment (see competencies)
• Specific knowledge and skills as delineated by the unit of employment (see competencies)
• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) [Required]

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]
• 1+ charge nurse or relevant leadership experience [Preferred]
• 1+ nursing experience within the acute care setting [Preferred]