What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager Patient Care Services (ACM)- ICU position at McLaren Macomb?
Department: ICU
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Nights
Shift Times: 11:00pm- 7:30am
Hours Per Pay Period: 80
Position Summary:
Responsible for overseeing the nursing plan of care for patients within the assigned unit/units and contributes to the delivery of patient/family centered care. Directs patient care through performance and/or leadership of patient care team members and patient care management staff. Assists in the coordination of patient care through the appropriate utilization of all resources; staff, equipment, supplies, etc.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Maintains operational responsibility for assigned unit/units in collaboration with the assigned clinical manager.
- Promotes collaboration regarding patient care issues with various staff levels and disciplines.
- In collaboration with other members of the leadership team, ensures staff participation in orientation, mandatory and continuing education programs and other staff development opportunities.
- Demonstrates leadership role through clinical practice, supervision, teaching, research, and communicating changes in policies and procedures.
- Keeps Clinical Manager/Director informed of all concerns, problems, and project progress.
- Serves as a resource for staff, promoting critical thinking and evidence-based practice.
- Ensures day-to-day quality and appropriateness of care is maintained, monitored and relevant action plans are developed and implemented.
- Utilizes objective measurement tools to evaluate the quality of nursing care delivered to patients served.
- Assures appropriate delegation and supervision of patient care.
- Supports and maintains an interdisciplinary approach to patient care by the medical staff and other health care professionals to provide optimal patient care.
- Encourages contribution toward the plan of care.
- Demonstrates organization ability by using time, equipment, and personnel effectively.
- Provides Department Manager with assistance with staffing, scheduling, evaluating, counseling and discipline of unit personnel.
- Maintains optimal nursing practice through planned and continuous professional growth and development.
- Demonstrates one’s own need for continuing education by seeking new learning experiences and maintains knowledge of current trends of nursing care practices & management methods.
- Participates in departmental quality assessment and continuous quality improvement activities as directed.
- Performs other related job duties as requested
Qualifications:
Required:
- Associates degree graduate of a Nursing program
- Current State of Michigan RN license
- One year of prior work experience in Acute care nursing within the past year and previous charge nurse experience/Clinically appropriate experience
- BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.
Preferred:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing
- Three years of prior work experience in acute care nursing experience within the past year and previous charge nurse experience/Clinically appropriate experience
Pay: From $42.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $43