Job Details

With a commitment to patient- and family-centered care, the assistant nurse manager works with the nurse manager and provides oversight for patient care and nursing services on their assigned unit and shift. They promote quality evidence-based care and patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsive manner. The assistant nurse manager collaborates with the nurse manager in assessment and planning for nursing care. She/he assists in leading the daily operations of the unit. Acts as a resource, lead, and clinical role model for the patient care team. Advances and oversees patient care standards of the unit for the designated shift. Facilitates and coordinates patient care delivery and flow through the continuum of care. She/he carries out the responsibilities of the nurse manager in her/his absence with guidance from the Administrative Director. The Assistant Nurse Manager participates in hiring and evaluation of staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure effective operations of the nursing unit. She/he supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance through participation in, and mentoring of colleagues, on councils and the Clinical Ladder program.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Plans, Directs and Coordinates nursing care for a specific patient care area in collaboration with the nurse manager and other appropriate nursing staff.
• Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.
• Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies, procedures and goals, which are consistent with department and organizational goals.
• Assists with the completion of regular performance evaluations for each staff member and serves as a clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and risk management issues.
• Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.
• Counsels employees and utilizes the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Develops, implements and evaluates staffing plan to meet the patient and family care needs.
• Identifies issues related to quality of patient care, and develops, implements and evaluates unit improvement program/projects within a shared governance model.
• Acts as a resource and serves as a clinical role model to members of the health care team.
• Assists professional development staff with the creation and implementation of educational programs.
• Manages available resources ensuring that the operation of the patient care area occurs within the limitations of the budget.
• Monitors staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs and maintain quality patient care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing
• 2 years acute care experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in nursing
• 1 year experience in a similar or ‘like’ unit is preferred: demonstrated leadership and management potential.

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America