Assistant Nurse Manager - Progressive Care Unit - Forbes Hospital -Full time
Company: Highmark
Location: Monroeville
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Company :
Allegheny Health Network Job Description :
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
This job manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations
of a specific patient care department under the direction of the
Nurse Manager, providing clinical and administrative leadership and
expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and
attainment of goals of the department/unit, the organization and
network.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
LEADERSHIP:
- Role model mission, vision, and values within their defined
areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all
staff interactions.
- Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist
staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change.
- Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include
discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals
when delegated
- Completes annual performance appraisals on associates which
includes peer feedback process, plan for professional development
and employee self-appraisal on delegated associates
- Attends meetings at the direction of the nurse manager
- Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing
support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers
in partnership with the nurse manager
- Promotes professional development plan and conducts quarterly
check-ins with staff
- Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification in
partnership with the nurse manager
- Promotes employee engagement through leadership rounding.
QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY:
- Identifies, plans, and implements activities in partnership
with the nurse manager in specified clinical departments which
ensures patient care is delivered in accordance with professional
standards for nursing practice and is evidenced based, meets
patient safety goals and standards and regulatory guidelines.
- Monitors departmental performance in appropriate evidence-based
practices quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned
goals.
- Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes
timeline.
- Participates in regulatory readiness
- Assists nurse manager in developing a yearly unit based quality
plan with unit based clinical practice and performance improvement
council based on identified unit needs.
- Participates in operational excellence projects using
performance improvement methodologies related to through put and
other quality improvement initiatives. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:
- Works collaboratively with patients, families, peers, and other
departments in the organization/network to meet established
organizational goals for patient experience..
- Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or
departmental concerns.
- Rounds daily to assess and address patient and family
needs.
- Collaborates with nurse manager to Develop departmental plan to
address any improvement needs.
- Assists nurse manager in meeting or show consistent progress
toward meeting established patient experience goal(s) and metrics.
FINANCE:
- Ensures effective implementation of financial plan in
partnership with nurse manager
- Demonstrates fiscal stewardship through effective and efficient
use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while
maintaining patient care standards.
- Maintains both FTE and Goods/Services within established
budget, completes variance reports according to established
guidelines.
- Utilizes established tools to monitor monthly budget
performance, conducting drill down to explain variances as
needed.
- Completes daily productivity tracker
- Collaborates with nurse manager to address overtime use with
individuals as needed with documentation of discussion.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT:
- Fosters the development of staff through coaching, mentoring,
and creating an environment which encourages learning and use of
research.
- Assures appropriate orientation and onboarding, education,
credentialing, and professional development for personnel in
collaboration with education development specialists
- Encourages and facilitates staff membership on councils and
committees
- Encourage and facilitate attendance at nursing grand rounds and
other educational programs according to educational needs
assessment of unit/department or network.
- Foster peer review participation with staff an d participate in
peer review with other assistant nurse managers..
- Conducts quarterly check-ins with assigned staff to review
developmental goals
- Identifies one area for self-improvement annually and develops
a plan to improve 2p-10p; 3p-11p
Rotating Weekends
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum
- BSN Degree required; Consideration will be given for internal
candidates ONLY who are currently enrolled in a BSN program and are
within 2 semesters of graduating
- Current PA RN licensure
- CPR Certification
- Willing to obtain professional nurse national certification
Preferred
- Professional Nursing National certification Disclaimer: The job
description has been designed to indicate the general nature and
essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by
employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive
inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications
required of employees to do this job.
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standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of
business conduct and company policies.
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