Job Abstract

JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Nurse Manager is a supportive role to the Unit Nurse Manager and staff. This role has 24/7 accountability with a focus on improving and sustaining positive patient outcomes, the patient experience, facilitating patient throughput, staff engagement, operations, fiscal and change management. In addition, it will be a requirement for this individual to maintain basic nursing skills as required by their specialty. The individual must demonstrate basic competence in clinical, ethical and legal aspects surrounding the provision of patient care. In the absence of the Nurse manager, the Assistant Nurse Manager will assume full oversight and responsibilities for their assigned unit/s. Position is 50% staffing and 50% administration.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing required, Bachelor’s in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• 1 year of formal nursing leadership experience is preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required.
• Maryland Registered Nurse License, American Heart Association CPR Certification, PALS & ACLS within 6 months of hire (if applicable)
• Must be a member of a Professional Organization