Assistant Nurse Manager - Wound Care

Job Category

Registered Nurse

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

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

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) of Wound Care, in conjunction with the Wound Care Manager is responsible for the operational management of the Wound Care Program and WOC staff. In conjunction with the Wound Care Manager, the ANM directly supervises the inpatient and outpatient WOC staff and assists with the coordination of the Wound Care program for NGHS. In conjunction with the Manager, the ANM provides oversight of staff, monitoring and facilitating maintenance of staff qualification, and providing consultative review and recommendation on wound care management to the staff to ensure quality and individualized patient care.

Also, in conjunction with the Manager, the ANM oversees the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Wound Care program at all sites and ensures that the quality and safety standards are met and maintained. The ANM assists the WOC staff with day‑to‑day problem solving and facilitates communication between care team members, management and frontline staff. Provides wound care management for patients and collaborates with physicians, nursing staff and students, inpatients and families, outpatients and families, other medical disciplines, and the community s provides both administrative oversight in conjunction with the Manager, as well as provides wound care for patients when needed.

Employee performs clinical duties in accordance with population specific guidelines and adheres to wound care best practices as outlined in policy and procedures. 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 direction. Provides nursing involvement support for Professional Nursing Governance and the CARE Collaborative.

Assists with overall clinical governance and other projects as assigned.

• Licensure or other certifications:
  Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Educational Requirements:
  
  Bachelors Degree. A degree in nursing (either BSN or MSN).
• Minimum Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of direct care RN nursing experience with a minimum of one year of wound care experience.

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
  Wound care certification.
• Preferred
  
  Educational Requirements:
  
  A Masters Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five (5) years.
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Relevant clinical experience preferred.

• Meets all competency requirements defined by department
• Proactive, engaged, visible leader recognized as having excellent follow through on issues impacting care or service 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
• Skill and ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees
• Skill in supervision (e.g. hire, train, assign and review work, motivate, prepare performance evaluations and effectively handle disciplinary actions)
• 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.
• Skill/competency in use of computer software program/systems impacting unit performance/management; knowledge of audiovisual equipment
• Ability to identify, plan and coordinate services within department
• Ability to provide consultation to staff, patients and the public
• Ability to direct the training of professional and nonprofessional personnel
• Ability to provide staffing and scheduling functions, ensuring adherence to labor productivity targets
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of professional and paraprofessional staff
• Ability to give oral and written instruction in exact detail