Talentplug

Role: Assistant Nurse Manager

Duration: Full-time/ Permanent

Location: San Jose, CA

Job Summary:

• Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service and utilization standards.
• Supervises the day to day shift activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement.
• Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development.
• Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees.
• Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.
• Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.
• Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.
• Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.
• Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.
• Client conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.
• At any time, Client reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.
• Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Requirements of this position:

• Must Have Current CA RN LICENSE (not temporary)
• Must have BSN or higher Must have experience in OR

Secondary Functions:

• Administrative call rotated every 8 weeks.
• Monday thru Friday evening ANM

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience required.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience as charge nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion or other related leadership experience.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration:

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Evidence of training completion as preceptor or charge nurse.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.
• Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP certification may be required for positions in specific departments.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ACLS certification strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Is there additional variable compensation?

• Eligible for sign-on bonus of 10% of base salary Eligible for annual bonus up to 7.5 % of base
• Eligible for annual merit increase Full benefits package

What are the nice-to-have skills?

• Prefer advanced education at MSN or MHA or MBA level and/or CNOR designation Experience with scheduling teams helpful Strong preference for experience in union environment
• Must be calm under pressure, strong communicator, able to train newer nurses

Describe how this position fits in your organization.

• Assistant Managers have up to 30 direct reports.
• Responsible for the daily management of a shift to provide the most outstanding care.
• Assistant Managers report to Department Manager RN who reports to Director RN.