<p>Responsibilities</p> <p>The Assistant Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has daily operational responsibility for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe effective patient and family centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Assistant Nurse Manager works collaboratively with the Nurse Manager to create and maintain a financially stable unit, and to promote self and staff development with an emphasis on evidence based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The Assistant Nurse Manager supervises licensed and non-licensed staff members and when assuming a direct care role has the responsibility to assess, develop, implement and evaluate plans of care. He/she applies his/her educational and professional experiences in the delivery of quality care and mentoring/precepting staff. The Assistant Nurse Manager ensures that the Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family centered care are the foundation for nursing practice and that staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Required:</p> <ul> <li>One year as a Registered Nurse </li><li>Associate Degree Nursing - Must obtain a BSN, MSN, or DNP within three years </li><li>Registered Nurse (KY) </li></ul> <p>Desired:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor Degree Nursing </li><li>Master Degree Nursing </li><li>Doctorate Degree Nursing </li></ul>