Assistant Nurse Manager

The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a frontline clinical and operational leader responsible for supporting the Nurse Manager in the coordination, oversight, and evaluation of nursing services within the assigned clinical department. The ANM ensures safe, high-quality, evidence-based, and patient-centered care through direct clinical leadership, staff supervision, and operational support.

The ANM serves as a role model for professional practice, fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement, and assists in maintaining compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards. The ANM assumes responsibility for unit operations in the absence of the Nurse Manager and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, staffing efficiency, and quality metrics.

Core Leadership & Professional Practice

• Promotes excellence in nursing practice as a role model of the Professional Practice Model.
• Demonstrates evidence-based leadership and emotional intelligence to support a high-reliability, just, and safety-focused culture.
• Supports shared governance, clinical ladder participation, and staff professional development initiatives.
• Contributes to development of nursing staff through coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Fosters a positive work environment that supports engagement, retention, and teamwork.
• Ensures effective communication across shifts, departments, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Delegates appropriately and organizes resources to ensure operational efficiency.
• Participates in recruitment, onboarding, and retention initiatives.
  
  

Clinical Leadership & Patient Care Coordination

• Assumes responsibility for unit operations during assigned shifts, evenings, nights, weekends, and in the absence of the Nurse Manager.
• Coordinates patient care delivery to ensure safe, timely, and appropriate nursing interventions aligned with acuity and care plans.
• Serves as a clinical resource for nursing staff, supporting decision-making and escalation of care concerns.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to support patient flow, transitions of care, and discharge planning.
• Conducts patient and staff rounding to assess clinical needs, safety concerns, and workflow barriers.
• Ensures compliance with clinical standards, documentation requirements, and care protocols.
  
  

Quality, Safety & Performance Improvement

• Monitors and supports improvement of clinical outcomes through participation in performance improvement initiatives.
• Participates in audits, chart reviews, and compliance monitoring activities.
• Supports reporting and analysis of quality indicators including patient safety events, infection prevention, and regulatory metrics.
• Ensures adherence to National Patient Safety Goals, CMS requirements, Joint Commission standards, and hospital policies.
• Leads or participates in initiatives to improve patient experience and service excellence outcomes.
• Supports shared governance, Magnet/Pathway alignment, and professional practice advancement initiatives.
  
  

Operational & Administrative Responsibilities

• Assists with staffing coordination, scheduling oversight, and assignment adjustments based on acuity and staffing needs.
• Supports payroll validation, timekeeping accuracy, and staffing documentation review.
• Ensures appropriate utilization of staffing resources including per diem, float pool, and agency personnel.
• Participates in policy and procedure development, review, and implementation.
• Assists with departmental reporting, operational metrics, and administrative documentation.
  
  

Staff Development, Human Resources & Leadership Support

• Participates in orientation, onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing education of staff.
• Conducts or participates in performance evaluations, coaching, and corrective action processes.
• Supports recruitment and hiring processes, including interviews and candidate evaluation.
• Promotes accountability, professionalism, and continuous staff development.
  
  

Regulatory Compliance & Committee Participation

• Ensures compliance with HIPAA, CMS regulations, Joint Commission standards, and state/federal requirements.
• Participates in departmental and organizational committees and shared governance structures.
• Supports regulatory readiness activities, audits, and survey preparation.
  
  

Critical Care Services Unit-Specific Functions

• Provides clinical and operational leadership across Critical Care Services, including ICU, Hemodialysis, and hospital-wide Nursing Supervisor operations during assigned shifts, ensuring safe and effective delivery of care across all units.
• Coordinates and prioritizes patient care across multiple high-acuity areas, including ICU, Med-Surg/Telemetry, Emergency Department support, Behavioral Health, and ancillary services, to ensure safe, timely, and evidence-based care delivery.
• Serves as a clinical resource for ICU, dialysis, and hospital-wide nursing teams, supporting clinical decision-making, escalation of care, and rapid response situations.
• Assumes responsibility for hospital-wide nursing operations during off-shifts, weekends, and holidays when administrative leadership is not present, including staffing support, patient flow, and operational escalation.
• Supports ICU clinical management of critically ill patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring, ventilatory support, vasopressor therapy, and other advanced critical care interventions in alignment with established protocols.
• Ensures adherence to ICU, dialysis, and hospital-wide clinical protocols, including sepsis management, sedation practices, infection prevention bundles, vascular access standards, and evidence-based care guidelines.
• Facilitates patient throughput across Critical Care Services, including admissions, transfers, discharges, and bed management in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, Nursing Leadership, Admissions, and Case Management.
• Provides real-time operational support for staffing challenges, patient placement issues, and hospital-wide throughput concerns requiring clinical judgment and prioritization.
• Responds to rapid response events, code blues, and acute clinical deterioration across all critical care and inpatient areas, providing clinical leadership during emergencies and coordinating escalation, resources, and stabilization efforts.
• Monitors and supports quality and safety initiatives across Critical Care Services, including CLABSI, CAUTI, VAE, pressure injuries, restraint use, and other hospital-acquired condition prevention efforts.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, CMS regulations, Joint Commission standards, and applicable critical care and dialysis guidelines, maintaining regulatory readiness across ICU and inpatient dialysis services.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, including audits, root cause analyses, corrective action plans, and performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and safety.
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education / Certifications

Minimum

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
• BSN required
• Current NJ RN license required
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• PALS required where applicable based on unit
• 3 years of recent acute care nursing experience in the specialty
• 1 year of charge nurse, preceptor, or leadership experience
• Certification in the specialty should be obtained within the next two years
  
  

Preferred

• 5 years of critical care experience
• 2 years of charge nurse, relief supervisor, clinical coordinator, or leadership experience
• Master’s Degree
• CCRN certification
  
  

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.

The salary/hourly rate range for this position is: $108k - $115K

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by CareWell Health. Candidates should discuss salary/hourly compensation and details of our comprehensive benefits with our talent acquisition specialist if selected for an interview.

We offer an excellent benefit package including but not limited to the following benefit offerings:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Basic Life and Disability Insurance

Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

401(k)

Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan"