Associate Nurse Manager / Progressive Care

TITLE:

Associate Nurse Manager

LOCATION

Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC)

SHIFT:

7p-7:30a

DEPT:

PCU & ICU NOTE

The Associate Nurse Manger (ANM) will work in both the PCU and ICU in this role. In addition, he/she will serve as the ACT RN and clinical expert in both units. The Associate Nurse Manager (ANM)-Inpatient Unit serves as an extension of the Nurse Manager (NM) is accountable for the delivery of excellent patient care and the practice of professional nursing. Premier Health division of nursing adopts the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) framework for NM competencies. Under the direction of the NM, the ANM-Inpatient facilitates the strategic execution of the Premier Health nursing vision by providing day-to-day supervision of a care team that delivers excellent nursing care. The ANM-Inpatient demonstrates the art of nursing leadership with human resource leadership skills and a commitment to diversity that cultivates an inclusive and culturally competent environment where people want to work and patients want to receive care. In collaboration with the NM, the ANM-Inpatient supports and drives change in the dynamic healthcare environment. Employee engagement, patient experience and quality outcomes are priorities for the ANM-Inpatient, who supports the NM with coaching and mentoring of the nursing team. The primary focus of this role is supervising the work of others and serving as the extension of the NM in leadership presence. The ANM-Inpatient exhibits the science of nursing leadership through human resource management such as staffing adequate resources for care delivery while maintaining defined productivity standards. Additionally, performance improvement activities are key to this work such as supporting the patient experience with daily nurse leader rounding and executing quality actions plans.

Education:

Graduation from accredited school of nursing; BSN required or must obtain within 3 years of hire. Proof of enrollment required within 6 months of hire

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Valid Ohio RN License
• Current BLS
• Experience in ICU required
• Professional certification preferred

Experience:

Minimum 2 years' experience as a hospital-based RN; 1 year of Informal Leadership experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellent communication
• Relationship management and influencing behaviors
• Solution-focused issue identification and problem solving
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure
• Foster inclusive and trusting work environment
• Appropriate clinical practice knowledge
• Proven leadership ability
• Personal and professional accountability
• Time management and organizational skills
• Computer skills including comfort with Microsoft Office and other commonly used applications