Assistant Nurse Manager - Interventional Radiology

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.
 

SUMMARY

The primary purpose of the Assistant Nurse Manager role is to direct overall clinical operations, coordinate staff management, patient care, and customer service. 

Shift / Hours:  Based on business needs / Monday - Friday / 0730 - 1600 / 8 hour shifts

Ideal Candidate will have BSN, 5 years of IR, Procedural, ER or ICU experience.

 JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Transformational Leadership/New Knowledge, Innovation, and Improvements

Coaches Staff in effective performance improvement approaches using data to assess and enhance patient outcomes.
 

Assures development, implementation and evaluation of evidenced based, quality national practice standards.
 

Maintains clinical expertise to plan, evaluate and assure quality of patient care, and customer satisfaction.
 

Manages nursing and equipment to reduce errors, gain efficiency and comply within budgetary targets.
 

Protects assets from loss or misuse.  Ensures compliance with Institutional Inventory control procedures. Collaboratively develops inventory control procedures to assure appropriate charge capture for unit supplies/procedures.
 

Analyze problems in a systematic, logical, and timely manner.
 

Identifies and implements effective and innovative solutions.
 

Promotes innovative solutions by encouraging innovation with others.
 

Reviews patient and staff satisfaction data and responds with appropriate action plans
 

Facilities and supports staff involvement in professional and institutional activities, initiatives and committees.
 

Assures development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with current nursing practice research, institutional and national practice standards.
 

Initiates systems to manage and improve unit performance and processes based on evaluation data.

Structural Empowerment  

Considers strengths of staff and delegates appropriately.  Empowers staff to use resource and provides guidance to make decisions and implement them. Communicates performance expectations to staff. Encourages staff to consider multiple possibilities for career development within MD Anderson.  Mentors, teaches, and develops future nursing leaders and clinical experts while encouraging continuing education and career development. Participates in identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent through effective communication, performance management, career counseling, and conflict management. Provides continuous feedback that enhances performance. Demonstrates regular performance, counseling, feedback on informal and formal basis throughout the year. Participates as active member in shared governance model at unit and institutional level. Accountable for identifying barriers to patient care and solutions.

Exemplary Professional Practice and Empirical Outcomes  

Motivates staff to work at the highest level. Trains, coaches, and assists team member to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources. Effectively and consistent function in related roles as required: i.e. charge nurse, clinical coach preceptor, protocol manager. Actively solicits input from others and listens carefully and objectively.  Considers all input. Makes decisions linked to unit objectives and provides feedback that enhances performance. Holds self and other accountable for meeting objectives and commitments. Addresses staff problems in a timely manner coaching staff to identify solutions and action plans which supports responsibility and accountability while seeking appropriate support and counsel. Promotes employees to seek solutions to problems inherent in our institution rather than creating work arounds. Ensures that staff has appropriate resources to support operations.  Actively solicits input from others and listens carefully and is objective. Holds self and others accountable for meeting objective and commitments. Addresses staff problems in a timely manner coaching staff to identify solutions and action. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to meet the educational needs of nursing staff. Fosters collaborative environment to continually build positive team spirit and morale among staff. Models and encourages effective environment to continually build positive team spirit and morale among staff.  Promotes, encourages, and coaches staff in the use of current research and evidence based practice as the basis for patient care. Develops processes consistent with identified best practice. Evaluates patient satisfaction feedback and develops initiative to enhance outcomes. Establishes unit based performance improvement projects utilizing plan, do, check, act model. Maintains unit to meet regulatory requirements. 

Other duties as assigned