Assistant Nurse Manager Resource Pool

Overview

This position assists a nurse manager in managing daily nursing activities within a nursing department. The role involves providing leadership and performing management functions delegated by the nurse manager, such as resource allocation, ensuring a safe working environment, and optimizing patient care. The position is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit. The job duties are distributed as follows: 60% Tactical (day-to-day activities e.g. staffing and equipment availability), 35% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, and employee performance evaluations), and 5% Strategic (developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to these goals).

• This role encompasses a range of responsibilities that supports a nurse manager, including conducting employee evaluations, participating in the hiring process, and managing budgetary responsibilities.
• Assist and support the nurse manager in creating or maintaining an environment in which clinical nursing is practiced.
• Contribute through delegation by the nurse manager to the strategic planning process, day-to-day operations, standards of care, interdepartmental disciplines, and attainment of organizational goals.
• Advocate for and allocate available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice.
• Facilitate collaborative decision-making and uphold professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assist with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budgets for the unit. Use resources effectively and manage expenses to meet financial goals of the department.
• Model and foster an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Coordinate with the nurse manager to ensure adequate competent staff to meet patient care needs, including hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• Ensure that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually by providing mentorship and professional educational opportunities as delegated.
• Evaluate staff competency through performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinate performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives and regulatory bodies (e.g., Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit-specific accrediting bodies).
• Assist with achievement of clinical program goals and may implement action plans to improve performance as delegated.
• Support the delivery of quality patient care by applying professional and organizational best practices.
• Facilitate use of nursing staff resources such as nurse practitioners and other expanded role RNs.
• In conjunction with the Nurse Manager, monitor and improve patient satisfaction using service metrics and national benchmarks to achieve desired outcomes.
• Act as a role model for staff in all aspects of patient care delivery.
• Partner with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Support the Nurse Manager in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating the activities of student nurses.
• Support staff participation in outside community organizations and not-for-profit health initiatives where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must complete Intermountain's leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting this leadership position.
• 2 years clinical experience.

• Experience in the area of oversight.
• Specialty Certification

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