Assistant Nurse Manager, North Pavilion Mix Shifts

Overview

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

• Completes staffing for the department and weekly payroll submission based on MNA and SEIU contract guidelines.
• Focuses on performance improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for auditing nursing documentation and maintaining adherence to HAH documentation standards.
• Maintains compliance with Core Measures.
• Develops a state of constant readiness for Regulatory Agency Surveys and provision of maximum levels of service excellence.

• Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
• Develops and recommends the budgets for the areas managed. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.
• Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
• Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for effective teamwork and motivation, and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.
• Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Ensures adequate equipment and supplies for department.
• Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Ensures compliance to all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.

• Required:
  
  1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  2. Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  3. BLS certified
  4. Certifications required per specialty might include ACLS, NRP, PALS etc.
• Preferred:
  1. Master's Degree
  2. National certification in specialty

• Required:
  
  1. Minimum five (5) years of experience in specialty nursing with at least three (3) years of supervisory experience
  2. Extensive knowledge of specialty practices, standards and trends as well as the ability to keep current on new efforts
  3. Must possess excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
  4. Knowledge of TJC, OSHA, HCFA and EMTALA regulations as well as standards of care from pertinent specialty organizations
  5. Demonstrated leadership
  6. Ability to read, write and speak clearly in English.
• Preferred:
  1. Experience in professional development

• Constantly:
  - Repetitive movements, working indoors, high stress level, color vision,
  - Precise motor skills, hearing, vision
• Frequently:
  - Standing, walking, pushing, reaching, grasping
  - Lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing 0-20 pounds
• Occasionally:
  - Sitting, pulling, twisting, bending, kneeling
  - Lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing 20-50 pounds

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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