Registered Nurse (RN) - Assistant Manager
Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA

Job Description: This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Valley Medical Center and will be narrowed during the interview process based on several factors, including (but not limited to) the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity. JOB DESCRIPTION The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization. TITLE: Assistant Nurse Manager JOB OVERVIEW: Under general direction by the Nurse Manager, the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) utilizes the nursing process to prescribe, prioritize, delegate, and provide safe, therapeutic allocation of nursing resources to patients/families. The ANM makes independent judgments, decisions, and acts regarding a wide range of routine and complex staffing and unit workflow issues. The ANM collaborates with appropriate disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission through discharge in support of the medical and nursing plans of care. DEPARTMENT: Patient Care Services WORK HOURS: As required to fulfill responsibilities REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager, Director, or designee PREREQUISITES:

Licensed to practice registered nursing in the state of WA, required.

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred

Minimum three years of professional nursing experience, including demonstrated skill and preference for adult education (preceptor, charge nurse, unit-based skills, etc.).

Proficient in EPIC.

Nursing certification eligible.

TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer certification preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Capable of comprehending, executing, and acting within scope of practice.

Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form in the English Language.

Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills in a diverse population.

Proven ability to set priorities, produce accurate work, and deliver quality patient care consistent with the organization standards.

Demonstrates ability to work in a collaborative manner.

Flexible and adaptable.

Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, and systems thinking.

Motivated and able to problem solve complex situations.

Demonstrates interpersonal skills that are community centered, compassionate, and meets of diverse and vulnerable populations.

Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.

Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of Microsoft Office suite, email, and computer documentation skills.

Self- directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education.

UNIQUE PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS: Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients. Manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination, required. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Requires ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds in emergency situations. Requires correct vision and hearing to normal range. Requires ability to communicate effectively in oral and written fashion. Requires working under changing conditions. Requires exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids and other conditions common to the clinical environment. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Supervisor and Clinical Partner.

Essential Responsibilities and Competencies:

The ANM performs specific leadership functions related to clinical practice, education, and/or management as delegated by and in collaboration with the Nurse Manager. The ANM provides leadership for unit and departmental activities that promote:

Delivery of quality nursing care

A culture of service excellence and acts as role model for patients are first behaviors

Effective problem solving and communication

Fiscal responsibility and accountability for unit performance

In addition, the ANM provides support to the unit management team for the assurance of a strong workflow processes and infrastructures that promote efficient and effective quality patient care. Support is provided to all staff any day and any shift as determined by need/demand. Emphasizing patient safety, staff safety, organizational integration, and service excellence the ANM provides leadership and resources that promote the following:

Assists in delivering effective staffing schedules that consider staff experience, skill mix, preference, and core matrix.

Efficient and effective timesheet/payroll management processes and practices

Timely clinical problem solving and communication of clinical issues at all levels (peer, staff, management, physician).