Assistant Nurse Manager Newborn ICU

Job Description

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).

Assistant Managers must be in a department that has >100 caregivers and must have direct reports. Nurse Managers must receive approval if circumstances warrant an assistant manager, but do not meet defined criteria.

• This role encompasses a range of responsibilities that supports a nurse manager. This role is characterized by a higher level of accountability, which includes conducting employee evaluations, participating in the hiring process, and managing budgetary responsibilities.
• Assists and supports the nurse manager in the creation or maintenance of an environment in which clinical nursing is practiced.
• Contributes 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.
• Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice.
• Facilitates collaborative decision‑making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit. Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Coordinates with nurse manager to ensure enough competent staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• As delegated, ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually by providing mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Assists with the achievement of clinical program goals and may implement action plans to improve performance as delegated.
• Effectively uses professional and organizational best practices to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.
• In conjunction with Nurse Manager, monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Acts as a role model for staff in every aspect of patient care delivery.
• Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Supports the Nurse Manager in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating the activities of student nurses.
• Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not‑for‑profit organizations.

• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem‑solving
• Financial acumen
• Clinical knowledge
• Resource management
• Patient safety
• Mentorship
• Community outreach

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will…