Assistant Clinical Manager Peds/PICU

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is currently seeking an Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager for our Acute Care Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The Assistant Clinical Manager is directly responsible for the 24-hour supervision of personnel and assurance of quality of clinical nursing care of patients in the pediatrics and pediatric intensive care units.

Cottage Children's Medical Center is recognized today as a regional referral center for the medical needs of infants, toddlers, and children throughout the tri-county area.

• The Acute Pediatric Care Unit at Cottage Children's Medical Center consists of 18 all-private rooms. All rooms are equipped with sleeping areas for parents and child-size bathtub for patients.
• The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Cottage Children's Medical Center features eight all-private rooms. We are the only PICU on the Central Coast.
• The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is designed into three "pods" which can accommodate 6 infants in each pod. There are 22 patient beds in the NICU.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES / SPECIFIC JOB COMPETENCIES

Clinical Management and Staffing

* Provides clinical consultation and supervision to nursing personnel and other staff as appropriate.

* Participates in the clinical operations and patient care activities within the unit.

* Assures patient care is consistently provided in accordance with organizationally/system-wide accepted standards of care and practice.

* Demonstrates effective supervision of staffing resources by providing for appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff for the Department.

* Models expert decision-making, collaboration and negotiation skills in collaboration with Manager.

* Actively participates in clinical work processes. Creates a sense of partnership and collegiality with clinical staff through consensus building, role clarification, and outcomes measurement activities.

* Empowers point-of-service staff in decision-making/problem-solving through shared governance with an aim of quality (including cost-effectiveness) and continuity in care.

* Follows up on any unusual occurrences or untoward incidents involving patients, employees, or applicable equipment/instruments or supplies in collaboration with leadership.

* Collaborates in the identification, investigation, and implementation of improvement opportunities directly related to professional/patient care practices and patient outcomes.

* Utilizes current quality improvement/problem solving knowledge and skills in day-to- day clinical operations.

* Has a working knowledge of performance expectations for all assigned employees.

* Maintains all mandatory certifications for the department and functions as staff nurse and charge nurse when needed.

Personnel Management and Development

* Direct supervision of clinical personnel for up to 30 full-time equivalent positions who provide patient care in the pediatrics unit and PICU.

• Day-to-day coordination of and quality of clinical nursing care of patients in the pediatrics unit and PICU
• Actively involved in the interviewing, hiring, coaching, and counseling of staff.

* Supports staff in development and implementation of their individualized professional development plans.

* Provides staff with informal and formal feedback on performance in conjunction with conflict resolution.

* Responsible for identifying and precepting new charge nurses.

* Provides clinical supervision for all disciplines.

* Inspires and motivates team members by modeling leadership and professional behaviors, supports clinical staff with change, promotes engagement, and empowerment of staff.

* Fosters a safe environment for staff to expand in their application of innovative care practices, teamwork skills, and accountability for organizational goals.

* Shall not be assigned direct patient care responsibilities

* Responsible for scheduling of staff, all disciplines.

* Responsible for the day-to-day schedule including replacement for sick calls, LOA, holes in schedule.

* Collaborates with disciplinary action needed for staff.

* Responsible for time keeping.

Leadership

* Implants a sense of authority and accountability in the patient care team resulting in a high degree of point of service effectiveness and productivity.

* Collaborates with staff to establish a goal orientated serve philosophy which is organizationally consistent.

* Works to ensure optimum organizational outcomes through consensus building, problem solving/opportunity seeking, resource allocation and coordinating and integrating services.

* Advocates for change based on a synthesis of patient, family, physician and staff needs.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

• Minimum: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or greater preferred; nationally-accredited certification in pediatrics, critical care nursing, or nurse management and leadership, preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• California RN license
• Certification in specialty area (CEN) preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) or equivalent course

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing principles, theories, and practices, including infection control with demonstrated clinical expertise in area of practice. Knowledge of administration of prescribed medications and treatments.
• Knowledge of scheduling and time keeping preferred.

YEARS OF RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Related Clinical training/experience within last two years with evidence of leadership role. At least three years of clinical experience, one year of which must be in pediatric critical care nursing.