Associate Nurse Manager - Med​/Surg

Overview

Dept: PCU 5 - Med/Surg | Shift: Full Time 7pm - 7:30am / 72 Hours per Pay | Facility:
Miami Valley Hospital South

The Associate Nurse Manager (ANM) - Inpatient Unit over PCU5 (Patient Care Unit, floor
5) is an extension of the Nurse Manager (NM). The ANM is accountable for the delivery of excellent patient care and the practice of professional nursing. Premier Health adopts the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) framework for NM competencies. Under the direction of the NM, the ANM facilitates the strategic execution of the Premier Health nursing vision by providing day-to-day supervision of a care team that delivers excellent nursing care.

The ANM demonstrates nursing leadership with human resource leadership skills and a commitment to diversity that cultivates an inclusive and culturally competent environment where people want to work and patients want to receive care. In collaboration with the NM, the ANM supports and drives change in the dynamic healthcare environment. Employee engagement, patient experience, and quality outcomes are priorities, and the ANM supports the NM with coaching and mentoring of the nursing team.

The primary focus is supervising the work of others and serving as the extension of the NM in leadership presence. The ANM exhibits the science of nursing leadership through human resource management such as staffing adequate resources for care delivery while maintaining defined productivity standards. Performance improvement activities are key, including supporting the patient experience with daily nurse leader rounding and executing quality action plans.

• Supervise the work of others on the PCU5 unit and serve as the extension of the Nurse Manager in leadership presence.
• Provide day-to-day supervision of a care team delivering high-quality nursing care on a 24-bed medical–surgical unit.
• Support the NM with coaching and mentoring of the nursing staff; promote employee engagement and a positive patient experience.
• Collaborate with unit leadership to drive changes in the healthcare environment and ensure alignment with the Premier Health nursing vision.
• Assist with staffing, resource management, and maintaining defined productivity standards.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and patient experience initiatives, including daily nurse leader rounding and quality action plans.

Education: Must hold a BSN.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Valid Ohio RN License
• Current BLS
• Specialty certifications may be required depending on unit
• Professional certification preferred

Experience: Minimum 2 years’ experience as a hospital-based RN; 1 year of informal leadership experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellent communication
• Relationship management and influencing behaviors
• Solution-focused issue identification and problem solving
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure
• Foster inclusive and trusting work environment
• Appropriate clinical practice knowledge
• Proven leadership ability
• Personal and professional accountability
• Time management and organizational skills
• Computer skills including comfort with Microsoft Office and other commonly used applications