Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Assistant Nurse Manager

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 (including but not limited)

• Overall Functioning of unit: overseeing and assisting with the coordination and delivery of patient care.
• Facilitating patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Rounds to oversee clinical care, support team engagement, maintain a safe environment, and enhance the patient and family experience.
• Reviews and evaluates patient care documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Demonstrating sound decision-making ability and flexibility regarding the needs of patients, families, and staff members.
• Encouraging and promoting high standards of patient care.
• Ensuring appropriate staffing is met to meet patient needs. addressing daily operational.
• Responsible for monitoring team member schedules, coordinating overtime, and ensuring staffing aligns with budget. Ensure productivity targets are maintained.
• Ensures payroll is accurate. Ensure equipment and supplies are maintained. Assist with budget preparation and monthly variance analysis.
• Coordinates and supports introductory and annual performance appraisals.
• Participates in hiring, termination. Provides clinical and behavioral guidance. Identifies educational opportunities and promotes professional growth.
• Uses progressive disciplinary processes. Addresses staff issues promptly and documents actions. Monitors time and attendance. Facilitates respectful conflict resolution.
• Maintains Collaborative relationship: involve acting as a leader in the absence of the manager, providing on-shift coordination and guidance.
• Maintains open communication with staff, physicians, and leadership. ability to assess and resolve complex issues independently or collaboratively.
• Foster teamwork across departments and disciplines to ensure quality patient care.
• Maintains a safe environment: Ensures compliance with OSHA, Joint Commission, Board of Health, and hospital standards.
• Fulfills all regulatory, licensure, annual competency, and mandatory training requirements.
• Promotes high-quality patient care by developing and interpreting the hospital's and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care, enforcing adherence to state nursing regulations and other governing bodies.
• Actively participates in patient safety initiatives and performance improvement efforts. Develops, implements, and monitors action plans in response to survey findings or unit-specific issues.
• Maintains and regularly updates unit policies and procedures to reflect current best practices and regulatory expectations.
• Response to emergent situations: Recognizes emergency situations promptly. Immediately initiates appropriate emergency procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in using emergency equipment. Ensure emergency equipment is properly checked and maintained.
• Implements emergency protocols effectively. Works cooperatively with coworkers during emergencies. Appropriately uses the emergency clinical codes.
• Serves as a clinical resource to the healthcare team, patients, and families. Acts as a mentor and preceptor. Participates in the orientation of new employees. Participates in huddles, rounding, bedside reports, and team communication.
• Promotes professional development, specialty certification, and continuing education. Recognizes limitations and seeks appropriate resources.
• Seeks new information to broaden knowledge base. Actively participates in USBG (Unit-Based Shared Governance) activities.
• Serves on interdepartmental committees and task forces. Acts as a unit liaison when requested. Supports Magnet journey.
• Establishing a pleasant work atmosphere that focuses on teamwork and recognition of individual excellence is a priority.

Schedule:

• Full time, Days
• 7:00am-7:00pm
• Weekends on rotations

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Education must be obtained from an accredited institution;
• Master's degree in Nursing, Business, Healthcare, or Finance preferred
• Valid Registered Nursing or compact License
• BLS required and ACLS Certification preferred.

Preferred:

• MSN preferred.
• Positive communication skills; Experience with Quality initiatives, action plans, and auditing; Time management and multitasking skills to facilitate patient movement
• Experience with Joint Commission preparation for disease specific certification
  Experience with team evaluations and disciplinary action processes.
• Proven ability to coach teams and provide opportunities to facilitate teamwork; MS office experience
• Problem solving, decision making and negotiation skills
• Strong leadership skills; Able to work with multiple departments; Superior interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
• Experience with primarily general and oncological surgery patients, inclusive of abdominal, colorectal, renal/kidney surgeries.

Relevant Experience:

• 2-5 years of experience in Nursing, or relevant area which includes experience in Basic Dysrhythmia and HRO training
• Certification in area of specialty preferred

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennials" Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health System offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care powered by a workforce of more than 18,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, the system offers more than 400 sites of care, including eight award-winning medical centers. Specializing in cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, neuroscience, pediatrics, women's health and rehabilitation medicine. Atlantic Medical Group, comprised of 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, represents one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey and includes finance, legal, marketing, human resources, talent acquisition, ISS and more. Caring for our patients, our team members and the communities we serve is our central mission.