Assistant Nurse Manager – Pediatrics (Inpatient)

Assistant Nurse Manager – Pediatrics (Inpatient)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Day and Night shifts available

Hours per week: 30 hours

Job Summary:

Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service and utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees.
• Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.
• Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.
• Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience required.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years in an inpatient acute care Pediatrics hospital unit
• Minimum two (2) years of experience as charge or lead nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion or other related leadership experience.
• Must have current California RN license
• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support
• ACLS certification strongly preferred.
• Bachelors degree in nursing preferred.
• Experience in a union hospital environment preferred

Compensation:

Competitive compensation - $150,000 – $156,000.

Comprehensive benefits package

Sign on bonus