Salary : $212,567.68 - $285,153.44 Annually
Location : San Jose Metropolitan Area, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 26-S11-T2
Department: Santa Clara Valley Health Care - Regional Medical Center
Division: Emergency - Treatment - RMC
Opening Date: 07/13/2026
Closing Date: 7/24/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: 04

Description
Under direction, to provide oversight for patient care services of assigned team(s).

Assistant Nurse Manager - Emergency Department
There is (1) one Full-Time (1.0) Night Shift Assistant Nurse Manager position available at Santa Clara Valley Health Care - Regional Medical Center in the Emergency Department. For more information, contact Christy Wright at [email protected]

Assistant Nurse Manager would meet the employment standards by possessing a valid California Registered Nurse license and have at least three years acute care experience in the Emergency or Intensive Care (ICU) specialty.
The eligibility list will be used for future openings within this competency area.
Distinguishing Characteristics
The Assistant Nurse Manager classification encompasses a variety of supervisory nursing positions. Positions in this classification may provide nursing care to patients in a specialty area. They also develop appropriate policies and procedures to ensure smooth functioning of the assigned teams.
The Assistant Nurse Manager classification is distinguished from the Nurse Manager classification in that the Assistant Nurse Manager has responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of staff and activities of the assigned team(s) and assists the Nurse Manager in the development and implementation of nursing policies, procedures, and goals, whereas the Nurse Manager has direct responsibility for the operations, development, and administration of all assigned team(s).
The Assistant Nurse Manager classification is distinguished from the Health Center Manager classification in that the Assistant Nurse Manager assists in developing and implementing nursing policies, procedures, and goals, whereas the Health Center Manager administers and manages the healthcare operations of providing ambulatory patient care services.

Typical Tasks
The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all duties listed.

Assessment

• Assesses the numbers and levels of personnel needed to provide nursing care for a specific patient population;

• Assesses and identifies the learning needs of both staff and patients and monitors the effectiveness of educational programs developed to meet those needs;

• Assesses the quality of nursing care delivered in relation to standards;

• Assesses the need for support services and materials to facilitate quality nursing care.

Planning

• Collaborates with managers to plan for the development of personnel;

• Collaborates with other nursing staff in planning nursing programs and approaches to patient care;

• Participates in the development of goals and objectives to facilitate functioning of assigned team(s);

• Participates in the formulation of policies and procedures utilizing staff input.

Implementation

• Identifies and works to resolve issues that affect the quality of nursing services provided;

• Serves as a resource person for clarification of administrative policies and procedures;

• Promotes effective communication;

• Periodically provides direct patient care;

• Maintains a safe environment for patients, personnel, and visitors;

• Participates in the interviewing and hiring process;

• Participates in the management of day to day clinical operations, including practice standards, staffing, quality improvement, payroll, and budgets;

• Identifies conflicts between patients and visitors and intervenes appropriately;

• Collaborates with healthcare team members to establish standards of nursing care;

• Participates in orientation and ongoing educational programs;

• Implements new programs and approaches to patient care;

• Utilizes appropriate management techniques to direct and support staff.

Evaluation

• Participates in the evaluation of the quality of nursing services delivered by the department;

• Reviews policies and procedures and makes recommendations;

• In collaboration with management, completes staff evaluations and performance appraisals, executes appropriate corrective actions to address performance deficiencies, and performs other various personnel actions, as needed;

• Evaluates own personal performance, leadership abilities, and attainment of established goals;

• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required*;

• Performs other related duties, as required.

Employment Standards
Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks, plus the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities:

Training and Experience Note: The required knowledge and abilities are attained through possession of an active California Registered Nurse License, in good standing;

and

Three (3) years of full-time Registered Nurse (RN) experience in the nursing specialty area in an accredited hospital, clinic, or healthcare setting. A nursing specialty area is a field of nursing that focuses on either a particular patient population or a health condition.

Possession of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and possession of a nationally recognized certification in a specialty area are preferred.

Special Requirements

• Must possess and maintain the following certification(s) during employment:
  • Basic Life Saving Certification (BLS)
• For clinical specialty areas, must possess and maintain the following certification(s) during employment:
  • Advance Cardiovascular Life Saving Certification (ACLS)
  • Other identified specialty area certification(s) for specialty patient populations at appointment, as required.

• Ability to travel to alternate locations in the course of work. If driving, possession of a valid California driver's license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.

Knowledge of:

• California Nurse Practice Act;

• American Nursing Association Code of Ethics;

• Nursing Professional Practice Model;

• Federal and State healthcare laws and regulations appropriate to the operation of California hospitals;

• Current nursing and related medical theory necessary to administer nursing care within assigned clinical setting;

• Principles, practices, and methods of acute and primary care clinical nursing, especially relative to the patient population served, including continuity of patient care;

• Diagnosis and treatment of common medical problems as related to a clinical specialty area;

• Clinical systems, supplies, and equipment;

• Safety and Infection Control practices;

• Sciences basic to nursing (anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology);

• Quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, and budgeting;

• Principles and practices of supervision, staff development, organization, administration, and management of nursing staff;

• Communication techniques for interacting clearly and effectively with patients, families, and nursing staff;

• English usage, style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling;

• Common computer systems and charting applications.

Ability to:

• Manage day to day clinical operations, including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement;

• Supervise daily operations, including staff management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management;

• Develop and implement performance plans to improve staff development;

• Establish relationships with patients/families in difficult or crisis situations;

• Advocate for the patient/family perspective and work toward resolution of conflict;

• Develop and implement complex teaching plans;

• Be recognized by other staff nurses and physicians for their expert knowledge;

• Recognize and report subtle variations in patient responses;

• Sense the needs of other patients and the capabilities of the nurses assigned to them;

• Develop innovative strategies to enhance patient care;

• Model high performance leadership behaviors (e.g., thoughtful listening, effective questioning, and empowerment);

• Act as a change agent and facilitate implementation and evaluation of change;

• Perform skillfully under pressure;

• Read and understand safety communications;

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures;

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, at all levels, including colleagues, the public, and representatives of other agencies.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work alternate work schedules, weekends, and holidays, as necessary;

• Ability to perform physical skills required to deliver patient care;

• Bend, stoop, reach, perform fine motor movements, see, hear, and touch;

• Strength to lift, move, and transfer most patients; to restrain and carry children; to move and carry equipment; and to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which requires sufficient body weight and adequate lung expansion;

• Mobility: bend, stoop, get down on the floor; combination of strength, dexterity, mobi