Assistant Nurse Manager - Willowcrest

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Job Description

Essential Functions:

* Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

* Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and

coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs

and values.

* Plans, Directs and Coordinates nursing care for a specific patient care area in collaboration

with the nurse manager and other appropriate nursing staff.

* Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.

* Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.

* Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies, procedures and goals, which are consistent with

department and organizational goals.

* Assists with the completion of regular performance evaluations for each staff member and serves as a

clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and

risk management issues.

* Assists with the completion of evaluations for new staff prior to completion of probationary period

with input from appropriate nursing staff.

* Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.

* Councils employees and utilizes the disciplinary process as appropriate.

* Develops, implements and evaluates staffing plan to meet the patient and family care needs.

Develops implements and evaluates areas of improvement to increase quality of patient and

family care in collaboration with the nurse manager.

* Identifies issues related to quality of patient care, and develops, implements and evaluates unit

improvement program/projects within a shared governance model.

* Accountable and responsible for continuous quality and regulatory management directives including

JCAHO, OSHA, etc.

* Designs, implements and evaluates the unit patient satisfaction plan.

Acts as a resource and serves as a clinical role model to members of the health care team.

* Assists professional development staff with the creation and implementation of educational programs.

* Recommends, participates in the development of and implements policies and procedures.

* Provides leadership and direction in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and

objectives.

* Seeks opportunities for nursing research. * Collaborates with professional development staff and nurse manager to set minimum competencies and oversees ongoing professional development of staff

Manages available resources insuring that the operation of the patient care area occurs within

the limitations of the budget

* Is knowledgeable about costs and revenue opportunities.

* Assists in the development of cost saving activities.

* Collaborate with nurse manager in budget forecasting.

* Educate healthcare team members on cost efficient care and appropriate staffing, and on the efficient

use of material resources.

* Monitors staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs and maintain quality

patient care. Authorize overtime or scheduling changes to fill shifts as necessary. Completes payroll in

collaboration with Nurse Manager. Provides volumes & adjustments to reflect variances in staffing needs

within Smart Square.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in nursing required; Master's degree preferred.

- Professional/leadership certification preferred (for example CCRN, CEN, NE-BC, other) within 2 years of hire

- 2+ years acute care experience required; experience in a similar or 'like' unit is preferred

- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice; American Heart Association BLS certification require

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.