Assistant Nurse Manager - Surgical Stepdown

Description:
Could you be our next Assistant Nurse Manager at Lankenau Medical Center?

Why work as a Stepdown/Progressive Care Assistant Nurse Manager?

• Make an Impact! Use your dynamic leadership abilities in building and leading our interdisciplinary team within the 32 bed Surgical/Trauma Stepdown unit. You will work alongside the Nurse Manager to ensure safe, high quality patient care. Given the responsibility to provide on-going feedback to staff, promote and participate in departmental goals, and coordinate staffing needs and schedules, you would also collaborate with the Nurse Manager and other team members to interview and select staff to join the team. As the Assistant Nurse Manager, you would be supporting a team caring for the Surgical/Trauma Stepdown patient population.
  
  
• Develop and Grow Your Career! Be one of the many MLH Nurses who pursue certifications or advanced nursing degrees (BSN, MSN, MBA, PhD, DNP) by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement Program! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.
  
  
• Get Involved! Become engaged by joining hospital & system-wide Nursing Committees, evidence-based research projects, and precepting new staff. You are encouraged to attend MLH Education & Development Classes that offer a variety of relevant courses, tools, and resources to help achieve your personal and professional goals. On-going feedback and career development are provided by your Manager through the use of performance appraisals and 1:1 communication to further develop yourself professionally.
  
  
• Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a common purpose: providing superior service and care.
  
  
• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 240 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!
  
  

Position: Assistant Nurse Manager - 1P/Surgical, Trauma Stepdown
Shift: Full-time, Salaried, 50% off-shift/Evenings. Options for various schedules: (A) 4, 10 hr shifts (B) 2, 8 hr shifts & 2, 12 hr shifts (C) 5, 8 hour shifts; Weekend rotation as needed - approximately one weekend shift per month

Experience:
1. Three to Five years of recent Stepdown/PCU Nurse experience preferred.
2. Prior charge nurse experience or other leadership experience preferred.

Education:
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
2. BSN or other related Bachelor's Degree required.
3. MSN or other related Master's Degree preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
1. PA RN license OR a multi-state license verified in one of the approved states through the Nursing Licensure Compact.
2. Provider BLS (American Heart Association / American Red Cross) required.
3. Certification in specialty area is desired.