Assistant Clinical Manager, Acute Care

Assistant Clinical Manager, Acute Care – Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL

The Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager supports the daily operations of the ICU/Tele units, including coordinating staffing, assisting with clinical oversight, and supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality patient care. This role provides direct support to the Clinical Nurse Manager and serves as a resource for staff, patients, and families.

• Supports the effective use of internal and external resources to ensure appropriate unit staffing based on accepted standards of care.
• Supports the management of unit personnel by assisting with the recruitment of qualified staff, providing ongoing supervision and guidance, and participating in staff performance evaluations, including recommendations for development and personnel actions.
• Participates in the development of and holds staff accountable for hospital, nursing and unit policies, procedures, objectives, competencies, performance improvement initiatives as well as safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Assists in maintaining departmental records and reports, and supports the collection of statistical data for administrative and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains a knowledge base in the specific clinical area and promotes professional Yuan staff development.
• Assists in the development of the unit’s operating and capital budgets and supports maintaining budget performance and productivity within appropriate parameters.

• Performs both essential and marginal job functions in a safe manner as identified by Saint Anthony Hospital and the respective department while adhering to the Hospital’s confidentiality norms and standards. Actively and consistently demonstrates the core values of Saint Anthony Hospital in all interactions with others.
• Attends administrative meetings and actively participates on hospital and nursing committees.
• Coordinates and chairs unit staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned after demonstrating required competencies or completing requisite training.

• BS in nursing or MS preferred.
• Charge nurse experience with previous managerial experience preferred.
• Two or more years clinical experience or equivalent.
• Able to mentor staff inադարձ perf​ormance of their job roles.
• Good conflict management and communication skills.

• Problem solving – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
• Interpersonal skills – establishes relationships quickly with all levels of employees within the organization, maintains confidentiality and remains open to others’ ideas.
• Communication – speaks clearly and persuasively in various situations; produces written documents that express ideas or goalsventions; actively listens to gain an understanding of a situation and responds accordingly.
• Planning/organizing – prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Quality control – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality; edits work for spelling and grammar and presents numerical data effectively.
• Adaptability – adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability – consistently arrives on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.

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General office equipment.