Assistant Nurse Manager, Trauma and Emergency General Surgery - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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Assistant Nurse Manager, Trauma and Emergency General Surgery

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-34813
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Nursing-Leadership
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a registered nurse (RN) who is responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The ANM, in association with the Nurse Manager, is responsible for the managerial and leadership functions within a patient environment. The ANM functions primarily on evening and nightshift hours to provide operational oversight, consistency and continuity. The ANM partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with regulatory standards, and administrative and clinical policies and procedures. The ANM performs managerial activities, and demonstrates effective leadership behaviors including performing evaluations, employee mentoring, coaching, and performance management. The ANM implements quality and safety initiatives, engages in process improvement, ensures adherence to bargaining unit agreements and human resource management. The ANM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. 

The ANM’s decisions and actions are based on ethical principles as outlined by the American Nurses Association. The ANM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics, then Oregon State Board Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The ANM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Responsible for operational, quality, human resources, financial, strategic and clinical management of the Emergency Surgery and Trauma Nursing Units under the direction of the Emergency Surgery and Trauma Units Nurse Manager.
Works cooperatively and supportively with all staff and interdisciplinary team members to provide patient satisfaction, and high quality, safe care of patients.
Maintains clinical competency in acute care nursing to provide occasional nursing responsibilities to support daily operations.
Participates in projects and improvement initiatives in alignment with the OHSU Tier one priorities and Strategic Plan

• Minimum of 2 years relevant clinical with strong charge nurse experience
• BSN or higher degree in nursing
• Unencumered Oregon RN License
• BLS for healthcare provider
• Specialty certification Job Specific (ACLS, NRP, etc.)
• Certification in Specialty or NE-BC

• Master’s degree in nursing or a related field
• Previous management experience
• Nurse executive certification

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