Assistant Nurse Manager, Telemetry

Job

Summary : In addition to the

responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for

assisting the implementation of best practice models; assisting the

implementation of patient care delivery systems and practice

standards in several locations; supporting investigations into

• patient / family / member concerns regarding patient care and services;

supporting collaboration with physicians, outside healthcare

providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal

and safe patient care across the continuum; allocating resources in

assigned clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and

utilization; supervising the use and maintenance of equipment,

supplies and medications; supporting the creation of a safe

environment for patients and employees; maintaining clinical

expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing

necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the

provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are

aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as

required.

Essential

Responsibilities :

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builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and

and mentors and coaches to drive performance improvement. Pursues

professional growth; provides training and development to talent

for growth opportunities; supports execution of performance

management guidelines and expectations. Implements, adapts, and

stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback,

best practices and processes. Fosters open dialogue, supports,

mentors, engages, and motivates team members on collaboration.

Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate

support, guidance and

scope.

Supervises and coordinates

daily activities of designated work team or unit by monitoring the

execution and completion of tactical action items and work

assignments; ensures all policies and procedures are followed.

Aligns team efforts and standards, and measures progress in

achieving results; determines and carries out processes and

methodologies; resolves escalated issues as appropriate. Develops

work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates,

obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact

influences teams to execute in alignment with operational

objectives.

Supervises hospital

administrative functions to support patient care by : facilitating

team meetings and / or management decisions and identifying action

items, taking into consideration compliance timelines and financial

commitments; facilitating and maintaining utilization and

productivity to achieve performance targets; maintaining and

supervising cross-functional activities including workplace and

patient safety, labor relations, and quality / risk management

issues; maintaining survey readiness activities including mock

rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory

standards, and delivering requested audit documentation,

information, and reports; and ensuring budget targets are met by

assuming accountability for appropriate staffing, patient

placement, and / or other relevant decisions as

required.

Manages care delivery

operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day,

seven-days-a-week operational environment by : supporting large

supervising data collection to inform the development and

implementation of plans; coordinating and monitoring daily

coordinating resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate

assignment and utilization; supervising multidisciplinary hospital

helping implement emergency preparedness programs; ensuring others

are up-to-date with the teams emergency preparedness plan, ensuring

recovery plans are implemented, ensuring staff are trained and

understand expectations for during and after an emergency; coaching

and supervising and coaching the delivery of nursing services and

patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week

operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and

clinical and utilization

standards.

Supervises improvements

to operations and technology processes by : executing the work of

cross-functional teams on strategic projects designed to achieve

goals related to issue remediation and improved quality, service,

affordability, and / or operating efficiency, and escalates as

needed; responding to escalations to improve the performance of

monitoring strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated

services across the continuum of care; and monitoring performance

metrics to track the success of strategic improvement

projects.

Ensures safe, quality, and

standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day,

seven-days-a-week operational environment by : monitoring the

continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical

ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g.,

Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state,

and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory

agencies; and contributing to the design and implementation of

systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient

care within assigned department and across the continuum of

care.

Minimum

Qualifications :

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Minimum two (2) years of experience in

patient care delivery.

Associates

degree in a Business, Nursing, Health Care, or directly related

field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in business

operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR

minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations,

clinical health care, or a directly related

field.

Minimum one (1) year of

experience in a leadership role with or without direct

reports.

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Registered Nurse License (California) required at

hire

Basic Life

Support required at hire

Additional

Requirements :

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) : Patient

Safety; Nursing Principles; Emergency Preparedness; Evidence-Based

Medicine Principles; Confidentiality; Maintain Files and

Records

Preferred

Qualifications :

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Pediatric

Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart

Association.

Certification from the American

Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in related practice

area.

PrimaryLocation :

California,Walnut Creek,Walnut Creek

Hospital

HoursPerWeek : 36

Shift : Night

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

• Variable

WorkingHoursStart : 07 : 00

PM

WorkingHoursEnd : 07 : 30 AM

Job Schedule : Part-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation :

NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level : Team

Leader / Supervisor

Job Category : Nursing & Care

Delivery Leadership

Department : Walnut Creek Hospital -

Nurse Admin-Adult Svcs Mgmt - 0201

Travel : No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer

committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants

will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion,

sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other

protected characteristic or status.