Assistant Manager Patient Placement

Employment Type:Full timeShift:

Description:The assistant nurse manager is a registered professional nurse, conversant with the nursing process,
who has accountability when the nurse manager is not present during the assistant nurse manager’s
shift. The assistant nurse manager will support the nurse manager in developing long term planning,
human and fiscal resources in a designated patient care area. Compliance with all regulatory groups to
ensure safe, ethical and quality patient/family centered-care is required. The assistant nurse manager
promotes MAGIS behavior within the organization and patient care area; and supports various health
system-sponsored programs. Recognizes, promotes and consistently applies knowledge of 14 Forces of
Magnetism.

Position Requirements:

Minimum Education:

Required: Associates Degree Nursing

Preferred: Bachelors Degree Nursing

Minimum Experience:

Required: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

Preferred: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience

Licensure/Certifications:

Required: Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois Preferred: CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Other: Specialty certification in a clinical or functional area of nursing granted by a national nursing organization is preferred.

Position Responsibilities:

Operationalize the organization’s mission, philosophy, operating principles, model of care, and strategic plans/goals. Participates in developing, implementing and evaluating the annual department goals and objectives in alignment with the mission, philosophy, operating principles, model of care and strategic plans/goals. Ensure ongoing compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and professional standards impacting the clinical area. Magnet Force #(s) 1, 5 2 15% Yes Ensure staff knowledge and participation in quality improvement activities, including but not limited to The Joint Commission’s core measure projects, National Patient Safety Goals initiatives, and NDNQI goals; evidenced-based projects and research activities (as delegated by the manager). Participates in the bi-annual review of all unit-specific policies/procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and evidenced based practice. Communicates current professional nursing standards that reflect standards of care for specific patient populations. Participates in house-wide quality and safety indicators and evidenced-based projects, and establishes unit specific quality indicators. Establishes unit based evidenced-based projects/research projects as appropriate. Utilize the patient safety communication system, identify appropriate. Utilize the patient safety communication system, identify opportunities for improvement and lead/participate in initiatives to improve quality and safety. Demonstrate improvement in the quality and safety of patient care through an interdisciplinary unit based committee/mechanism, which monitors the effectiveness/appropriateness and outcomes of patient care. Magnet Force # (s) 6,7,13 3 15% Yes Ensure qualified staff to meet patient/family care needs. Participates in recruiting, interviewing and selecting staff in collaboration with the nurse manager, Human Resources, staff and the multidisciplinary team as appropriate. Develop and maintain staffing guidelines. Ensure accuracy and timeliness of patient classification data or other primary workload statistics. Provide educational opportunities for staff related to age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient care. Provides care as needed by the unit. Magnet Force # (s) 3, 4, 6 13 4 15% Yes Promoting the nursing process, by ensuring clinical competence and service orientation of staff through effective and diverse teams. Collaborate with nursing education to provide comprehensive unit-specific orientation programs and yearly competency training. Facilitate/support opportunities for continuing education including: in-services, seminars, conferences, and national certification. Utilize interdisciplinary resources for staff development. Communicate and ensure compliance with Medical center and unit policies. Provide timely and constructive feedback related to all aspects of performance. Conduct coaching and counseling for performance improvement and succession planning. Magnet Force # (s) 1,3,4,5,8,11,14 5 10% Yes Ensure that operations, systems and processes are streamlined to provide seamless, ethical, efficient delivery of patient/family centered care. Participates in departmental activities collaboratively with other disciplines and departments including multidisciplinary rounding. Identify and address opportunities for improvement in processes through point of service monitoring, problem solving, and shared decision-making. Champions, supports, develops, and implements evidenced-based innovations and monitors and evaluates appropriately. Authorize purchases and maintain inventories for optimal unit function. Monitor and address environmental and physical conditions of unit/service area(s) to maintain a safe and clean environment for patients, families, and staff. Ensure operation and maximize utilization of available computerized systems. Cultivate an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust and foster successful partnerships with the administrative director, unit medical director, health care team, other organizational units and the community. Empower staff to improve operations and solve problems and encourage their participation in the shared decision-making process/unit/house-wide councils/committees. Ensure confidentiality of all patient and staff information. Conduct all business in an ethical manner and follow corporate compliance guidelines. Magnet Force # (s)3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.