Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg Telemetry, 7P-7A

Responsibilities

The Assistant Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has daily operational responsibility for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe effective patient and family centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Assistant Nurse Manager works collaboratively with the Nurse Manager to create and maintain a financially stable unit, and to promote self and staff development with an emphasis on evidence based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The Assistant Nurse Manager supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members and when assuming a direct care role has the responsibility to assess, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care. He/she applies his/her educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures that the Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family centered care are the foundation for nursing practice and that staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.

Qualifications

Required:

• One year as a Registered Nurse

• Associate Degree Nursing - Must obtain a BSN, MSN, or DNP within three years

• Registered Nurse (KY)

Desired:

• Bachelor Degree Nursing

• Master Degree Nursing

• Doctorate Degree Nursing