Associate Nurse Manager, Transplant, FT, Nights - Manager
Company: Jackson Health System
Location: Miami
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Associate Nurse Manager, Transplant, FT, NightsDescription
Department: Transplant -West Wing 15
Address: 1611 NW 12 Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Hours: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, rotating weekends
Position Summary:
The Associate Nurse Manager reports directly to the Nurse Manager
and oversees daily operations of assigned shift ensuring proper
care is provided to all patients. The Associate Nurse Manager is
accountable to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing
care, competency of clinical and support staff, and appropriate
resource and service management related to patient care on assigned
shift. The Associate Nurse Manager must also ensure services and
care are provided abiding by the policies and procedures of the
organization, demonstrate fiscal responsibility and accountability.
The Associate Nurse Manager plays a crucial role in assisting the
Nurse Manager with strategic operations of the unit, conducting
staff meetings, and all other responsibilities. The Associate Nurse
Manager is knowledgeable of hospital policies and procedures,
regulatory requirements and patient care standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategic Vision: The Associate Nurse Manager works closely with
the Nurse Manager and nursing leadership team to understand and
support the mission, vision, values and strategic initiatives of
Jackson Health System and demonstrates a commitment to quality
service to patients, physicians, the public and co-workers. People
Leadership: The Associate Nurse Manager works to improve employee
engagement through collaboration; holds staff accountable, meets
one on one with staff, and frequently acknowledges team members for
great performance. Provides active involvement in LEAN/Process
improvement workgroups. Leads structured active and motivating
huddles before shifts, works with the Unions to resolve staff
issues and continuously emphasizing the CARE values. The Associate
Nurse Manager contributes to retention of staff by providing
supportive and mentoring relationships. The ANM is responsible for
growth and development of employees and daily operation of assigned
shift, including strategic succession plan. Participates,
identifies, and follows through with plan of action to develop
staff, while supporting a Just Culture Model, reflecting a
non-punitive environment and a reward system for reporting unsafe
practices. Participates in and initiates the corrective action
process when necessary and ensures that policies are fairly and
consistently enforced as evidenced by active involvement in a least
one policy or process improvement committee. Service Excellence:
Uses and role models the nursing process to provide, modify and
coordinate the highest standard of care and patient/family
education. Anticipates, identifies, prioritizes, and reports
significant overt and covert patient findings and inconsistencies
in medical plans. Consistently rounds on patients, monitors bedside
handoff, and assures responsiveness from the call light. Assists
with facilitating education of employees such as clinical
competencies for the unit staff, orientation of new staff, and
mentoring current staff. Demonstrates knowledge and clinical skills
to oversee daily operations of the nursing unit and staff and
assumes 24/7 responsibility in the absence of the nurse manager.
Assists the Nurse Manager in meeting the expectations of staffing
requirements, nursing care and nursing documentation. Reports
issues or concerns immediately and appropriately by keeping leaders
informed of occurrences or changes related to patient acuity or
complexity of any incidents. Organizational Impact: Collaborates
with the Nurse Manager and Director regarding formulating and
implementing short and long term goals that align with
organizational priorities, evidenced by partnering with case
management and physicians ensuring completion of all consults and
patient dispositions related to timely patient discharges according
to established departmental policies. Develops and maintains
positive relationships with all providers, and acts as an effective
resource for staff and other members of the healthcare team. Works
with leadership to identify, develop, and retain high potential
employees by actively engaging them through stretch assignments,
supervision and educational programs. With leader oversight,
evaluates the performance of direct reports focusing on results and
developmental need and supports the organizations performance
improvement program. Collaborates with leaders, educators, and
preceptors to recruit and orient new employees overseeing a
comprehensive unit base orientation. Functions as a role model to
promote the Mission, Vision, philosophy, code of ethics and CARE
values of the organization. Works with the Union Partnership to
create staffing efficiencies and better quality outcomes.
Continuous Improvement: Analyzes healthcare trends through nursing
literature and suggests changes and improvement in patient care
standards. Organizes data and problem solves with minimal
supervision in a prompt, efficient manner. Supports the ongoing
improvement of quality and performance metrics for nursing
including, but not limited to core measures, hospital acquired
infections, safety initiatives and the patient experience. Evidence
by daily rounding of all patients in the unit to verify end ensure
the highest nursing practice standards are applied, including
compliance with handwashing of all staff on the nursing unit, and
utilizing the iRounding patient satisfaction questionnaire.
Operational Excellence: Participates in budgetary planning process.
Monitors and intervenes to maintain monthly budget by working with
direct reports on developing and improving cost management
strategies in order to meet or exceed financial targets. Completes
monthly schedules to ensure adequate staffing based on patient
care, acuity, and workforce targets. Reviews, and approves time
cards and timely Kronos edits. Manages staffing on a regular basis.
Understands and maintains compliance with all regulatory and JHS
policy and procedures. Serves as a resource to prepare and maintain
the unit to meet regulatory agency requirements. Follows and
performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as
detailed on the unit specific competency check-list. Utilizes job
and unit specific equipment as required. Role models behaviors of
service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability,
Respect and Expertise). Performs all other related job duties as
assigned.
Qualifications
Experience:
Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience. Management
experience is strongly preferred.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
License Certification:
Valid Florida RN license is required. American Heart Association
(AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
certification with at least 6 months validity required. Must meet
and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational
skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by
regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the
specialty.
Knowledge Skill Abilities:
General Competencies: Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize
work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines. Ability to
communicate effectively in both oral and written form. Ability to
handle difficult and stressful situations with professional
composure. Ability to understand and follow instructions. Ability
to exercise sound and independent judgment. Knowledge and skill in
use of job appropriate technology and software applications.
Management Competencies: Knowledge of business and management
principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation,
human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods,
and coordination of people and resources. Skill in
monitoring/assessing the performance to make improvements or take
corrective action. Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify
the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions,
or approaches to problems. Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate
programs. Ability to establish goals and objectives. Ability to
recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. Nursing
Competencies: Ability to understand, respects and accommodates
patients preferences and needs with regards to their individual
beliefs, customs and practices. Must have ability to clearly,
accurately and effectively provide information to doctors, other
nurses, patients, and family members. Must have ability to show
compassion, patience and maintain non-judgmental approach to
patients, their families as well as other employees and customers.
Unit Specific: Must have clinical knowledge, skill and ability to
fully and accurately complete all required unit competencies, as
indicated in the unit competency check-list. Knowledge of business
and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource
allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique,
production methods, and coordination of people and resources. Skill
in monitoring/assessing the performance to make improvements or
take corrective action. Skill in using logic and reasoning to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,
conclusions, or approaches to problems. Ability to plan, implement,
and evaluate programs. Ability to establish goals and objectives.
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
Physical Demands:
Job function requires frequent sitting, standing or walking for
extended period of time. Must be able to carry objects weighing up
to 20 pounds. Jobs in this group require frequent visual acuity to
perform activities related to extended use of computers. Additional
information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation
will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with
the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC).
Work Environment:
Job function requires frequent sitting, standing or walking for
extended period of time. Must be able to carry objects weighing up
to 20 pounds. Jobs in this group require frequent visual acuity to
perform activities related to extended use of computers. Additional
information and provision requests for reasonable accommodation
will be provided by the home unit/department in collaboration with
the Reasonable Accommodations Committee (RAC).
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