Assistant Manager Medical Detox Alta View Hospital

Assistant Nurse Manager

This position assists a Nurse Manager in providing management and oversight of daily Nursing activities to a Nursing Department. He/she is accountable to provide leadership and perform appropriate management functions delegated by the Nurse Manager including: resource allocation, safe working environment, optimal patient care, development of departmental structure, process, and outcome standards. This position has accountability typically limited to one unit. This position typically reports to a Nurse Manager. Typical Distribution of Job Duties: 60% Tactical, 35% Operational, 5% Strategic. Definitions: Tactical - Duties include ensuring appropriate staffing, availability of equipment, and employee relations (day-to-day activities). Operational - Duties include budget management, budget development, supply acquisition, process improvement, and employee performance evaluations. Strategic - Duties include developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to goals.

Scope Alta View Hospital is expanding its Behavioral Health services with the launch of a variety of services including a dedicated Medical Detox unit, scheduled to open in Late Spring 2026. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced nurse leader to serve as an Assistant Manager focusing primarily on the Addiction Medicine/Medical Detox unit. This person will report directly to our Behavioral Health Nurse Manager but oversee day to day operation of medical detox unit. This is a unique opportunity to lead the development of a new unit from the ground upestablishing policies, workflows, and clinical standards that will define care delivery for patients navigating substance withdrawal and recovery. The Medical Detox program will be a cornerstone of our broader Behavioral Health strategy at AVH, integrating seamlessly with existing services and elevating our capacity to provide compassionate, evidence-based care. The assistant manager will collaborate closely with inpatient nursing and other hospital leaders to ensure alignment across units and foster a cohesive, supportive environment for caregivers and patients alike. We're building units dedicated to hope, healing, and recoveryand we're looking for a leader passionate about making a meaningful impact in addiction medicine. Join us and help bring that vision to life.

Other factors that will be considered when evaluating the scope of Assistant Nurse Manager positions: Higher level of accountability then is usually expected (ex: employee evaluations, involvement in hiring, budgetary responsibilities, etc). Additional duties/assignments/responsibilities beyond those typical expected of an Assistant Nurse Manager.

Job Essentials Leadership: Assists and supports the Nurse Manager in the creation or maintenance of an environment in which clinical nursing is practiced. Contributes through delegation by the Nurse Manager to the strategic planning process, day-to-day operations, standards of care, and attainment of organizational goals. Facilitates collaborative problem solving among interdepartmental disciplines. Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice. Supports shared decision-making and professional autonomy by providing department input into executive-level decisions, and by keeping staff informed of executive level activities. Implements and role models the vision, mission, core values of the Nursing Philosophy of CARING and Intermountain Healthcare's Healing Commitments. Operational Effectiveness: Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit. Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department. Employee Engagement: Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit. Assists with recruitment, retention, and employee satisfaction. Coordinates with Nurse Manager to ensure competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, and managing staffing to a changing census. As delegated, ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually. As delegated, evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews. Mentors staff and provide professional educational opportunities. Utilizes participative practice management models. Clinical Excellence: Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies. Assists with the achievement of clinical program goals and may implement action plans to improve performance as delegated. Effectively uses professional and organizational best practices to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Participating member of a professional nursing organization appropriate to position and service line. Facilitates and encourages staff nurse participation in professional organizations. Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles. Patient Engagement: In conjunction with Nurse Manager, monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes. Acts as a role model for staff and encourages the incorporation of Healing Commitments and Healing Connections in every aspect of patient care delivery. Ensures that staff incorporates evidence based practice into all aspects of care delivery. Physician Engagement: Partner with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals. Community Stewardship: Communicates to staff and encourages participation in opportunities for community outreach activities (ex: health fairs; middle and high school education). Assists Nurse Manager to manage, coordinate, and support student nurse activities. Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not for profit organizations.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified). RN License - and - Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers. Leadership/supervisory experience. - and - 2 years clinical experience. Preferred Qualifications Experience in area of oversight.

Physical Requirements: Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).

May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital

Work City: Sandy

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$44.33 - $68.42