Assistant Nurse Manager PACU/SACU, 40 Hours, Days

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates age-appropriate patient care activities for a defined staff and makes immediate decisions for those areas within the scope of his/her responsibility using knowledge of standards, policies and procedures as they apply to the Perioperative environment.
2. Participates in strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and revision of systems to support and enhance the competence, autonomy, and accountability of the nursing staff.
3. Coordinates clinical practice and deployment of resources at the unit level for staff to ensure implementation of clinical processes, adherence to standards, and compliance with regulatory standards.
4. Keeps OR Nurse Manager informed of nursing workload, changes in patient and employee needs, and other problems.
5. Assists in directing patient flow between assigned Perioperative areas.
6. Assesses the number and competency level of staff in each assigned area and adjusts staffing appropriately to meet patient care needs.
7. Facilitates communication between nursing and other disciplines.
8. Identifies issues in nursing care delivery and seeks solutions for problems. Documents actions taken.
9. With the OR Nurse Manager, ensures the nursing practice, health, safety and infection control, patient satisfaction initiatives, and quality assurance standards are met.
10. Disseminates information on new and revised policies and procedures.
11. Inspires and encourages teamwork. Serves as a role model, coach, and facilitator for professional nursing practice.
12. Demonstrates decision-making skills by establishing priorities and initiating action. Coordinates and implements day-to-day work assignments for staff.
13. Identifies learning needs of staff and initiates action to facilitate meeting those needs.
14. Provides opportunities for skill development for staff.
15. Assists the Nurse Manager with personnel responsibilities including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, annual regulatory and clinical competency requirements. Provides immediate disciplining and counseling to staff as necessary. Makes recommendations to OR Nurse Manager regarding need for further disciplinary action as necessary.
16. Actively participates in quality assurance activities.
17. Exercises cost-containment strategies and educates staff in such practices.
18. Provides input to the preparation of the annual budget.
19. Maintains open lines of communication with nurse managers, other departments, staff, physicians, resident staff, and other support personnel.
20. Identifies and participates in educational programs to strengthen both clinical and managerial expertise.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Bachelor's degree in nursing or management experience.
2. Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure and registration required.

Experience/Skill:
Required:
1. Minimum of two years related clinical experience and at least one-year experience in the clinical preceptor and/or resource role.
2. Demonstrates leadership experience.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.