Assistant Nurse Manager - Maternal Child Health Nights

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a clinical leadership position. The ANM provides clinical supervision and coordinates unit clinical operations with other departmental disciplines in collaboration with the Nurse Managers of L&D, Maternity, NICU, and Pediatrics. The Assistant Nurse Manager has oversight accountability for patient care and nursing practice on their assigned shift and unit(s). This includes but is not limited to delivering high quality clinical outcomes, positive patient experience and engaging with staff in a consistent and financially responsible manner.

The ANM shall act as a leadership extension of the Nurse Manager and shall act in coordination with their specified responsibilities. ANMs shall adhere to all Stamford Hospital's policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program and provide safe and therapeutic care using the values inherent in our hospital culture.

Schedule - four 10-hour shifts weekly 10pm-8am. One weekend per 6-week schedule.

As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our mission, to that end we offer:

* Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one (including GLP-1 coverage options)

* Wellness programs

* Paid Time Off accruals

* Tax deferred annuity and (403b) retirement savings plan

* Tuition reimbursement

* Free on-site parking and train station shuttle

* Childcare partnership with Children's Learning Center

Responsibilities:

1. Supervises the daily delivery of patient care on assigned unit /area.

2. Executes on all patient experience, safety and patient care protocols including but not limited to patient rounding, staff

rounding for compliance and patient safety surveillance.

3. Supports the activities related to patient throughput and Length of Stay (LOS).

4. Provides real
-time coaching to support clinical effectiveness.

S. Provides constructive feedback to employees on performance issues, administers initial corrective actions in collaboration

with the nurse managers, and participates in monitoring for performance issues.

6. Collaborates with leadership to support employee engagement and retention.

7. Makes recommendations on cost savings opportunities.

8. Prepares schedule of work assignment assuring appropriate coverage on all shifts.

9. Consistently uses sound financial judgment in managing labor and non
-labor resources.

10. Provides ongoing clinical evaluations of nurses and other direct and indirect patient care providers on assigned unit /area as

designated by the Nurse Manager.

11. Provides support with new personnel on orientation, continuing education, and in- service educational programs.

12. Participates in interviewing, selecting, and appraising the performance of employees.

13. Participates in and supports quality improvement projects, outcomes studies and research initiatives; participates in

committees as assigned.

14. Supports and promotes hospital
-wide and unit specific initiatives & goals (e.g., Planetree, Magnet, Joint Commission

Disease specific certifications).

15. Facilitates communication and collaboration among unit staff and other departments regarding issues related to patient care.

Requirements/

Qualifications:

* At least 3 years of recent clinical experience

* Recent leadership experience

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

* Bachelor's degree in nursing is required with a Master's Degree preferred.

* Current CT RN License

* Certification in BLS, ACLS required. NIHSS (obtain by the end of the orientation period)

* Clinical specialty or leadership certification strongly preferred.