Operating Room- Assistant Nurse Manager

Assistant Nurse Manager

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Under the general direction of the Nurse Manager the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) practices within the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model, MA State Nurse Practice Act and ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The ANM supervises and coordinates the delivery of patient care on assigned unit. Assumes full management responsibility in the absence of the Nurse Manager, which includes communicating policies, effectively recommending salary actions, evaluating staff job performance and counseling staff. Areas of responsibility include : Clinical practice, System coordination, Quality improvement, Human resource management, Unit budget, Professional growth, Self-improvement.

The Assistant Nurse Manager may provide direct or indirect care to patients and in collaboration with other health care team members. The ANM maintains a current level of knowledge with leadership skills as defined by nursing specialty organizations, complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies, and is currently licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a registered nurse.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

including but not limited to :

Clinical Practice :

• Develops, implements, and assures compliance with Nursing Practice Guidelines.
• Encourages staff participation on Shared Governance Councils, nursing committees, and organization committees.
• Maintains and displays knowledge of current professional / clinical issues and uses evidence based resources to implement necessary changes in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborates with leadership team to provide opportunities for staff development.
• When providing direct patient care, the ANM demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide expected standards of care.
• Determines staff assignments based on patient acuity and staff skill mix.

System Coordination :

Quality Improvement :

Human Resource Management :

Budgetary Responsibilities :

Professional Growth / Self Improvement :

Organizational Requirements :

Minimum Qualifications :

Licensure, Certification, Registration :

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities :

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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