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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager 4 Medical

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlabaster, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse is required; acute care experience is preferred.
  • Current licensure as a registered nurse in Alabama or a Nurse Licensure Compact state is required.
  • Current Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead shift operations in the clinical setting to support high-quality care, customer experience, and patient flow.
  • Manage staffing assignments for incoming and outgoing shifts based on patient acuity and team members’ skills.
  • Coordinate patient flow with Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
  • Monitor the status of patients in the area of responsibility, including close monitoring of seriously ill patients.
  • Coordinate and/or participate in patient care delivery to ensure compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
  • Serve as a resource for frontline team members and providers.
  • Support clinical collaboration focused on expected patient length of stay.
  • Perform direct patient care as required to meet operational needs.
  • Conduct Nurse Leader rounds and investigate and respond to patient, family, and physician complaints to enhance the customer experience.
  • Participate in and/or lead safety huddles.
  • Communicate and promote change and problem solving.
  • Assess equipment needs and ensure staff have the equipment needed for patient care and can use it appropriately.
  • Support and sustain leader-driven initiatives.
  • Assist with retention strategies for new team members and foster a positive work environment.
  • Maintain a regulatory-ready environment of care.
  • Allocate and adjust staff, assign meal breaks, and arrange relief for team members as needed.
  • Use effective fiscal management skills and financial resources in decision-making.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and standards.
  • Maintain compliance with Baptist Health policies and procedures.
  • Attend leadership huddles, assist with new nursing and clinical initiatives, and foster multidisciplinary partnerships through collaboration.
  • Coach and mentor the nursing team.
  • Communicate ideas clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, to team members and groups.
  • Foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Promote a safe working environment and support or coordinate follow-up related to workplace violence occurrences.
  • Support the Professional Practice Model and apply clinical and critical-thinking skills appropriate to the assigned unit or department.
  • Serve as a clinical expert and liaison to ensure care follows applicable policies and procedures.
  • Participate in collecting unit or department information through audits to identify improvement opportunities and trends.
  • Promote high-quality nursing practice supported by evidence-based practice, research, organizational standards, and national standards.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is preferred.
  • Acute care experience is preferred.
  • Certification in the area of expertise is preferred.
  • Depending on the assigned patient population, one or more of the following certifications may be required: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, or Trauma Nurse Core Course.

About the Company

Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Baptist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system caring for communities across Central and Northeast Alabama. Its hospitals, emergency services, physician practices and outpatient clinics combine acute, primary and specialty care, including heart, cancer, surgical, diagnostic and women's services. Baptist Health Medical Group includes community-based physician practices alongside hospital and specialty care, extending services beyond inpatient stays. The system is part of Orlando Health, a nonprofit academic health organization whose network spans Florida, Puerto Rico and Alabama. Baptist Health traces its roots to a hospital ministry founded by Birmingham-area Baptist congregations in 1922.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
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Total funding
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Headquarters
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Founded
1922

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