Assistant Nurse Manager-Cardiac Services

Assistant Nurse Manager-Cardiac Services

Requirements

• CA RN license
• BLS
• ACLS within one year of hire/transfer
• Kaweah Health approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire/transfer
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field within three years of hire/transfer (preferred)
• Expertise in clinical area (preferred)
• Supervisory experience or training (preferred)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking and creative problem solving

Responsibilities

• Understands the principles of utilization and case management
• Ensures that patient care needs are met in a timely manner and that patient care is coordinated across the continuum of services and sites
• Demonstrates awareness of the needs and preferences of the medical care providers and provides excellent service
• Monitors patients daily through rounds and feedback
• Monitors patient care documentation to ensure the adequacy of patient information and compliance with regulatory standards
• Uses the Statement of Concern process to report patient care issues
• Uses patient satisfaction data to improve care and service
• Knows and utilizes the Medical Staff and Kaweah Health chains-of-command
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager/ Educator on the orientation plan for new staff
• Identifies performance or education issues through observation, monitoring patient care outcomes and processes, and promptly communicates concerns to appropriate Nurse Manager and Educator
• Assesses float staff and determines the minimal competencies for staff floated into areas supervised
• Utilizes HR policies and procedures to ensure Kaweah Health employment standards are met
• Provides adequate staff resources for carrying out the unit plan of care
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient classification tools and Title 22 requirements related to patient classification
• Uses the patient classification tool to direct staffing
• Holds staff accountable for knowledge of and use of patient classification
• Participates in interviewing new employees
• Assists in recruitment and retention of staff
• Contributes to staff development by assuring continuing education and in-services are available to staff
• Communicates effectively with key constituencies
• Seeks and listens to feedback from key stakeholders: patients, physicians, staff, and other departments/units
• Communicates effectively with other patient care leaders
• Communicates and cooperates with Nurse Managers, Directors, Nursing Supervisor, and Staffing Facilitators to ensure patient care and staffing resources are coordinated
• Actively participates in assigned meetings and projects
• Responds promptly to communication from others
• Uses e-mail responsibly
• Coordinates patient care and service between Units and KH departments/disciplines
• Practice is guided by the Code for Nurses
• Maintains patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters
• Acts as a patient advocate and coaches/mentors staff in advocating for patients
• Role models the delivery of patient care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area
• Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs
• Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field within three years of hire/transfer (preferred)
• Expertise in clinical area (preferred)
• Supervisory experience or training (preferred)