Assistant Nurse Manager

Care Well Health
· Withdrawal Management-4

East Orange, NJ

Management

Full Time, Regular , Variable , 3-11pm

Department: Withdrawal Management Unit

Classification: Exempt – Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) of the Withdrawal Management Unit supports the Nurse Manager in the overall direction, oversight, and quality of nursing services provided to clients undergoing medically managed withdrawal. The ANM functions as a frontline clinical leader, serving as a liaison between bedside nursing staff and unit management, and assumes authority for nursing operations in the absence of the Nurse Manager.

This role requires sound clinical judgment, a working knowledge of addiction medicine and withdrawal management protocols, and a demonstrated ability to lead teams in a high-acuity behavioral health environment.

• Assumes responsibility of planning, directing, coordinating and evaluating services on evening or night tours and on weekends.
• Establishes, implements, and continuously monitors the goals and objectives of the department while maintaining alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the organization.
• Serves as a role model and resource to nursing staff; provides consultation and participates in the development of nursing care standards in the department.
• Promotes excellence in nursing as a resource and role model of the Professional Practice Model:
  Center of Excellence.
• Responsible for creating active shared governance councils, supporting clinical ladder participation, new resident education, improving certification rates, and educational advancement within the department.
• Uses evidence‑based leadership practice, emotional intelligence, and just culture principles to create a high‑reliability, safe, and learning environment with high‑performing teams.
• Creates and maintains a satisfying workplace that fosters professional growth and job satisfaction for all members of the healthcare team.
• Organizes and prioritizes time and resources to manage efficiency; appropriately delegates and manages complex interdepartmental and interdisciplinary relationships.

• Assists the Nurse Manager in providing day‑to‑day administrative and clinical oversight of nursing services on the Withdrawal Management Unit.
• Directly supervises nursing staff and patient care technicians (PCTs) during assigned shifts, providing real‑time guidance, coaching, and clinical support.
• Assumes full charge of nursing unit operations in the absence of the Nurse Manager, including escalation of critical issues to the CNO or designee.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with CIWA‑Ar, COWS, and other validated withdrawal assessment tools, and intervenes when scoring indicates clinical deterioration.
• Ensures nursing personnel maintain current, active licensure and remain in good standing with the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
• Conducts or assists in the evaluation of nursing staff performance, competency, and professional conduct, contributing to corrective action processes as warranted.

• Provides face‑to‑face clinical monitoring of patients on the detoxification unit, assessing for withdrawal severity, medical stability, and behavioral health needs.
• Ensures timely and accurate medication administration in accordance with physician orders, unit protocols, and applicable regulations, including taper medication administration guidelines.
• Participates in the development and review of individualized client treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinates continuity of care across nursing shifts, ensuring seamless hand‑off communication and follow‑through on outstanding clinical concerns.
• Responds to urgent and emergent patient situations, demonstrating competency in crisis de‑escalation and emergency response.
• Ensures documentation in the nursing portion of the patient care plan is accurate, timely, and compliant with facility policies, including clinical notes, MARs, physician order dates, medication name/strength, dose, route, time of administration, effects observed, and nurse identification.
• Maintains and oversees…