Description
Assistant Manager Patient Care Services - Float Pool
Your role:
The Assistant Manager, Patient Care Services of the Vanderbilt University Hospital Float Pool is a direct supervisory leadership role that is a key member of the Nursing leadership team. The incumbent will participate in overall management of the Float Pool with responsibilities that include: people management - interviewing candidates and onboarding new hires, leading huddles and rounding, coaching and mentoring staff; operations management - time and attendance tracking, scheduling, personnel and payroll forms, communications to staff members. Ensures the unit's optimal performance by engaging in effective problem solving for staff, patients and families and to develop/lead the assigned staff. Provides feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high-performance culture. Under the guidance and direction of the manager, develops, implements and evaluates systems that promote cost effective quality patient care.
Department Summary:
Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) cares for adult and geriatric patients during the entire care continuum. The Float Pool consists of 100+ Nursing and support staff who provide critically needed supplemental staffing to staffing to over 35 different clincal areas within VUH. Float Pool supplemental staffing provides a crucial service for our customers, not only to ensure safe quality patient care, but provides support for our unit colleagues as well. You will be offered opportunities to expand your knowledge and maintain an expansive skill set which will enable to you to become a resource to others.
Position Shift:
2 nd shift
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Our Nursing Philosophy:
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Under guidance of manager, implements area specific quality planned linked to the organizations goals.
- Develops, manages and evaluates area based on work team performance.
- Manages projects/on-going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) and maintains alignment with strategic plan and vision.
- Acts as clinical leader and facilitates education for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers within clinical specialty(ies).
- Ensures that clinical assignments are based on patient care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
- The Float Pool department requires around the clock coverage 365 days a year and call is split equally between the three departmental Nursing leaders.
