Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM)-Behavioral Health (Psychiatric)-Full Time Evenings/Nights

Mary Washington Healthcare - Fredericksburg, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fredericksburg, VA

Hospitals

About the position

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) in Behavioral Health is responsible for assisting the Nurse Manager in overseeing daily patient care services and supporting nursing staff to ensure optimal clinical outcomes. This role is integral to the unit-based leadership team, focusing on quality service delivery, staff management, and patient care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct oversight of clinical care delivery in collaboration with the Nurse Manager to ensure patient quality targets are met.
• Provides shift leadership for the unit to ensure 24/7 coverage with the Nurse Manager and other ANMs.
• Ensures daily and shift staffing resources are adjusted to meet patient care needs.
• Creates and reassesses patient assignments to ensure they are consistent with Associates' state licensure and scope of practice.
• Completes purposeful rounding on Associates and patients daily, including off-shifts.
• Ensures completion of daily regulatory and safety tasks and requirements.
• Serves as a liaison between physicians, other departments, patients, visitors, and families to resolve concerns.
• Assists the Nurse Manager in verifying that Associates receive required education.
• Participates in and facilitates new Associate department orientation, education, and evaluation.
• Reviews, monitors, and documents competencies and compliance to performance expectations.
• Provides feedback during annual performance evaluation reviews in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.
• Administers Records of Conference (ROC) for attendance and initial ROC's after discussion with Nurse Manager.
• Serves as a resource and mentor to unit staff.
• Provides feedback to staff regarding opportunities for improvement to practice.
• Delivers unit communication and facilitates shift huddle.
• Works in collaboration with Associates to implement and monitor the achievement of Patient Satisfaction and Experience, Quality, and Safety targets.
• Participates in the interview process for Associate selection.
• Participates in action plans related to AOS results for Associate engagement.
• Performs all essential functions and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse, as indicated in the Registered Nurse job description.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school required.
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• CPI required within 90 days.
• Minimum of two years' staff nurse experience required.

Nice-to-haves

• Certification within clinical area of responsibility preferred.