The Assistant Nurse Manager is a Registered Professional Nurse with broad knowledge and skills who acts as clinical leader in the daily functioning of the unit and oversight of quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with, or in the absence of, the Clinical Nurse Manager.

 Patient Care

1. Leads nursing practice using the tenets of the Professional Practice Model of Relationship Centered Care and the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing for the promotion of the patient experience.

2. Demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) and role models expected behaviors.

3. Ensures the integration of PHR into clinical activities to enhance Relationship Centered Care.

4. Validates staff members round hourly on all patients by direct observation and patient feedback.

5. Assesses staff competency in PHR and provides consistent meaningful feedback...