Assistant Nurse Manager - Perioperative

The Perioperative Assistant Nurse Manager is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care. Reporting to the Manager of Perioperative Services, the Assistant Nurse Manager of Perioperative Services has 24/7 accountability for the clinical practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care in the Perioperative Department (Pre-op, OR, PACU, and GI/Endoscopy), including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness.

This role encompasses the development of staff competency through assessment and education, compliance with regulatory and professional standards, improvement of quality, service levels, safety, and customer satisfaction and of collaborative relationships. Demonstrates the ability to function as a front-line clinical staff in OR,GI and PACU. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Community Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities.

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships in dealing with peers, physicians, and other customers to promote an efficient teamwork and quality patient care: interpersonal complaints are remedied in a mature fashion; works at establishing good rapport and professional working relationships with all department staff; maintains appropriate interdepartmental communications; able to identify interdepartmental problems and resolve them promptly at the manager level.
• Participates in hospital committees and unit specific multidisciplinary conferences, as well as unit staff meetings: distributes staff meeting minutes in a timely manner.
• Implementation of unit specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to Manager/Director and the Quality and Performance Improvement Committee when the Manager/Director is unable to attend.
• Promotes Unit Practice Council through staff engagement, shared governance and collaborative decision-making to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Models leadership and promotes professionalism to assist staff in developing the following: priority setting; team work; flexibility; coordination of activities; organizational skills; delegation; and behaviors consistent with MLKCH Mission & Values.
• Facilitates patient progress through the health care system: assists staff in identifying patient's specialized needs and finding the appropriate resources to meet patient's needs; intervenes in interdepartmental patient care issues which impact the patient's movement through the system; advises staff in development of patient plan of care; communicates frequently with the House Supervisor for the coordination of room assignments and staffing;
  
  initiates, coordinates, directs ACLS protocols in the unit.
• Completes schedule for unit(s) in Clairvia, assuring adequate coverage at all times to meet regulatory requirements.
• Maintains standard of care by monitoring staff activity and adjusting assignments as needed: monitors orientee's activities and assists preceptors in enhancing orientee’s experience; assist with difficult orientation situations and/or assignment needs; monitors patient care and provides feedback to staff members on patient care practices.
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