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Assistant Nurse Manager - Ortho and Neuro

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Jan 09, 2025
Job Details This position provides clinical leadership for the staff and management of the OR environment and Orthopedic and Neurosurgery specifically. Serves as a primary resource for AORN standards and assumes a leadership role in developing monitoring and evaluating clinical practice in orthopedics and neurosurgery This position requires providing service to all age populations, neonatal through frail elderly, in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional and developmental age of the individual served. Job Description Education/Training/Experience: BSN education preferred. Five years clinical experience in perioperative nursing. Two years' experience in a/leadership nursing role preferred. Two years' experience in orthopedics and neurosurgery required. ______________________________________________________________________________ Licenses/Certifications: Current PA RN License required; CNOR preferred and required within (6) months of employment in the position. ______________________________________________________________________________ Physical Demand Analysis: Physical Requirements: Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, positioning, and moving patients & equipment. Physical agility and manual dexterity are required to handle a variety of supplies, equipment, and technical tasks. Visual Requirements: Must be able to see charts, read numbers from a distance, and read small print and have visual dexterity to work with computers. Must be able to work in situations of reduced lighting and to handle and account for microscopic needles. Hearing Requirements: Must be able to discern voice commands in normal to low voice volumes in an environment of varying noise levels. Must be able to complete assessments using a stethoscope, listen on the phone and hear general conversation. Working Conditions: Possible exposure to radiation, hazardous chemicals, and bio-hazardous smoke, blood, and body fluids. Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Primary Location Address 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.