Nurse Manager, Pediatrics
Work with medical fragile children in this extraordinarily caring environment
Work with medical fragile children in this extraordinarily caring environment
POSITION SUMMARY The Nurse Manager ensures that standards of professional practice are developed and maintained on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week to achieve excellence and continuity in resident care on the unit in a manner that is reflective of the organizations Core Values.
The Nurse Manager will ensure that nursing care goals are established for each child and provide guidance for the clinical care team to work toward established goals, ensuring that appropriate nursing care is provided and required documentation is completed.
The Nurse Manager will function as an advocate for resident and family, intervene and provide leadership and guidance in crises, and in assuring the resident achieves their highest level of functioning within a least restrictive environment.
The Nurse Manager is responsible for the leadership, direction, supervision, evaluation, hiring and termination of all nursing staff assigned to the neighborhood, the Nurse Manager serves as a support person for members of the staff and acts as a role model to instill in the staff that patient safety, wellbeing and family collaboration are the hallmarks of clinical nursing excellence.
Candidates must have worked or work with medically complex children (PICU, NICU). Vents, bi-pap, c-pap, trach, G-Tube dependent. Must have managerial or supervisory experience as a Nurse Manager.