Assistant Nurse Manager - Home Health - Full-Time Day at Prisma Health
GREENVILLE, SC 29610
About the Job
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary
Responsible for the 24-hour management of a specific patient care unit/s, service/s, or program/s in settings as designated by the Nurse Manager/Administrator. In collaboration with the nurse manager, supervises staff and unit operations and provides direct patient care. Supervises care provided by staff to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit and to ensure appropriate standards of professional nursing practice are maintained in the clinical setting. Maintains high visibility to patients/families and staff on the unit, primarily on off-shifts, and resolves problems as needed. Performs a variety of administrative, human resource, payroll, quality improvement, scheduling and unit coordination activities. Serves in direct patient care role as needed.Essential Functions
All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Oversees a variety of patient care activities in a charge nurse capacity to ensure the delivery of safe and quality patient care on the unit/service. Activities include but are not limited to staff allocation and scheduling; patient assignments; rounds; investigation/resolution of patient care issues; coordination of admissions, discharges, and transfers; ensuring appropriate transitions of care between shifts; and interdepartmental coordination.
Provides direct patient care consistent with the charge nurse/clinical registered nurse job description accountabilities. Maintains all clinical competencies outlined.
Performs a variety of patient experience activities to ensure that patient experience expectations are met or exceeded. Activities include but are not limited to role modeling; staff mentoring/ coaching; patient rounds; service recovery; and problem resolution.
Assists with continuing staff development to include clinical problem solving and decision-making skills. Collaborates with clinical nurse educators to support new staff orientation and training. Maintains records/documentation pertaining to staff competencies, certification and/or licensure. Serves as a professional role model, coach and resource for employees.
Performs a variety of administrative and quality management activities to ensure that quality expectations and regulatory requirements are met. Ensures unit compliance with departmental, GHS, safety, regulatory, environmental, and infection control standards. Maintains records/ documentation pertaining to regulatory/environmental standards, quality audits or other unit-related record-keeping requirements. Assists Nurse Manager in preparation of Joint Commission visits, etc.
In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, performs a variety of human resources activities including, but not limited to interviewing, hiring, evaluating, coaching, counseling, staff rounding and performance management of unit staff. May assist with Payroll processing.
Assists the Nurse Manager in maintaining unit budget by appropriate allocation and utilization of unit resources. Shares accountability with Nurse Manager for unit/department/organizational goal achievement.
Assists in planning, directing, and evaluating various short-term and long-term projects for the unit. Develops, submits, implements and evaluates performance objectives for self and unit. Works with health care team members on activities designed to improve patient care outcomes. Participates in Nursing and/or hospital committees and work groups as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of employees that may include final budget authority, hire/termination/disciplinary authority, performance appraisal responsibility. Job will be considered a member of the management staff with direct reports.
Minimum Requirements
Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
Experience - Three (3) years RN experience in appropriate area of nursing. Management/supervisory experience preferred.
In Lieu Of
NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
RN - REGISTERED NURSE Licensure for South Carolina.
Certified in nursing specialty preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
NA
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)Location
Home Health Roper MTFacility
1021 Home Health - UpstateDepartment
10217400 Home NursingShare your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.
