Assistant Nurse Manager - Med Surg/Telemetry

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Job description

Assistant Nurse Manager Med Surg/Telemetry

Location: San Jose, CA

Shift:

• 11am 7:30pm

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Assistant Nurse Manager for our MS/T unit. The successful candidate will manage unit activities, monitor quality, service, and utilization standards, and supervise day-to-day shift activities to ensure the highest level of patient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Clinical Operations Management: Oversee daily clinical operations, including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and departmental policies and procedures.
• Staff Development: Develop and implement action plans to improve staff development. Supervise a unit (8 to 24 hours) with approximately 30 employees.
• Resource Allocation: Monitor personnel allocation and utilization based on patient population/needs to provide the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.
• Unit Operations Supervision: Supervise daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Quality and Service Standards: Monitor quality of service and utilization standards, taking specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensure coordinated treatment plans, customer-focused care, and cost-effective service utilization.
• Collaboration: Work with healthcare providers outside the unit to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Research, identify, and implement best practice models from other units. Investigate and resolve patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of recent experience in an acute facility
• Minimum two (2) years of experience as Lead, Charge, or Assistant Manager/Supervisor.
• M/S and Telemetry experience required
• Must have current California RN license.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• ACLS certification strongly preferred.
• Must have BSN degree or higher.
• Experience in a union hospital environment preferred.

Compensation:

Salary: Competitive compensation of $186,000 - $267,200.

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package.

Incentives: Sign-on bonus.

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