The Assistant Nurse Manager of ACU and Nursing Resource is responsible for promoting and restoring patient’s health by developing day-to-day management and planning of the patient care, directing and developing staff, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staffs and providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. Provides oversight of nurses and sectechs in the ACU and nurses in the Nursing Resource department. Supports unit operations by coordinating patient care, staffing, and safety. Oversees admissions, discharges, and rounds. Conducts performance appraisals, promotes professional development, and ensures regulatory compliance. Responds to emergencies, fosters collaboration, and maintains a positive work environment aligned with high standards of care.
Principal Accountabilities
Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division philosophies and standards of care.
Maintains and manages nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families; promotes patient independence by establishing patient care goals and providing information to patients and health care teams by answering questions and requests.
Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection‑control policies and protocols; enforces medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records and maintains patient confidence by monitoring confidential information processing.
Achieves financial objectives and ensures emergency equipment availability, nursing supplies, and completion of preventive maintenance requirements.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge and fosters a cooperative relationship among health care teams.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
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