Assistant Nurse Manager ANM - Cognitive Health CHU - Varies

Job Category:

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/

Schedule:

Varies

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM), under the direct and indirect supervision of the Director, facilitates and assists with all levels of nursing care provided to patients within a nursing unit or practice location. The ANM will assist Clinical Nurses with day‑to‑day problem solving and will facilitate communication between care team providers. He/She coordinates, elevates and resolves problems and conflicts as they occur.

The ANM has shift accountability for care delivery, patient flow, matching patient needs with available resources and elevates patient safety concerns/situations as well as any other situation that is unable to be resolved during the shift. In this role, the ANM will coordinate the activities of nursing staff, is accountable for the effective and efficient operation of the unit and staff including stat orders, treatments, plans of care, and clinical pathways are carried out in a consistent manner.

The ANM provides expert patient care. The ANM role is critical to improving the quality of care provided as evidenced by the Nursing Sensitive Indicators, as well as ensuring an exceptional patient and family experience on the individual nursing unit/practice setting. The ANM has shift responsibility a minimum of 75% of worked hours and administrative accountability the other 25%. Administrative duties include staffing and scheduling, unit staff selection, retention and performance management, including coaching and counseling.

The ANM role serves as a succession plan for the Director role. The ANM assists in the advancement of the professional practice environment by communicating the NGHS nursing strategic direction and focusing on activities that support the Nursing Strategic Initiatives. Provides nursing involvement support for Professional Nursing Governance and the NDNQI quality workgroup, including providing team members for professional participation.

Assists with overall clinical governance and other projects as assigned.

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. Professional certification in either a clinical or leadership specialty within two (2) years of hire.

• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree. A BSN in nursing or within three (3) years of hire into the position.

• Minimum Experience: Three (3) years of direct care RN nursing experience in an acute care setting.

• Other:

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
  
  Masters Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five (5) years of hire.

• Preferred Experience: Charge Nurse or supervisory experience.

• Other: Professional organization membership within three months of hire into the role.

• Meets all competency requirements defined by unit (i.e., BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.)
• Proactive, engaged, visible leader recognized as having excellent follow through on issues impacting care delivery
• Ability to communicate effectively. Good written and oral communication skills
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills and service recovery
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced clinical environment
• Ability to remain calm during stressful situations
• Skill and ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees
• Skill in providing professional "specialty" nursing care to patients
• Skill in supervision (e.g. hire, train, assign and review work, motivate, prepare performance evaluations and effectively handle disciplinary actions)
• Skill in adapting nursing care to the emotional needs and behavior of patients
• Skill in tailoring communication and performance feedback to the individual employee
• Skill in communicating orally with a variety of people answering questions and explaining information and decisions. Never uses only written communication to communicate sensitive information
• Skill in…