NICU Manager Sharp Mary Birch Grossmont Hospital Day Shift Full-time

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

8 AM

Shift End Time:

4:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$80.600 - $104.000 - $127.400

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors including an applicants years of experience unique skills and abilities education alignment with similar internal candidates marketplace factors other requirements for the position and employer business practices.

What You Will Do
Accountable for coordinating the ongoing development and productivity of a work unit or units and for maintaining the quality of care within that work unit and/or programs. Assists the CNO/Director with operational planning and provides daily work direction to achieve unit level of care and organizational objectives. Contributes to budget development and maintains responsibility for achieving budgetary staff including hiring coaching and counseling and assuring performance appraisals are completed. Assures that productivity and quality are tracked and maintained. Collaborates with Director and Interdisciplinary Team to standardize update and/or maintain policies and procedures. Assures quality care and compliance with internal standards and regulatory and accreditation bodies. Collaborates with marketing and community care departments regarding the development marketing implementation and evaluation of programs as appropriate. Assumes 24-hour responsibility and accountability for program. Participates as directed in the annual operational planning process. Executes priorities to ensure implementation of operation plan within the program. Promotes staff accountability and empowerment through formal and informal mechanisms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 2 Years in clinical tertiary NICU care.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Nursing or related field preferred; or Certification in NICU and Nursing Leadership by a nursing accredited body.
• 2 Years management experience.

Essential Functions

• QUALITY
  
  Maintains quality patient care through use of clinical expertise nursing process and effective supervisorial skills.
  Participates in both unit and level of care quality assurance process.
  Reviews or coordinates the review of quality variance reports for designated unit or units identifies trends and develops action plans for resolution.
  Identifies and trends learning needs of staff and works with CNS to assure needs are met.
  Assures that the standards of care are implemented evaluated and updated.
  Assures delivery of quality patient care that meets all accreditation and regulatory standards.
  Reviews revises develops and maintains safety policies and procedures related to department activities and work environment. Reviews current operations and
  assesses appropriateness of and compliance with safety policies. Works proactively with Biomed Risk Management and others to ensure ongoing compliance.
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  Maintains operating unit or units within budgeted cost per UOS. Develops achievable action plans when actual exceeds budgeted cost per UOS.
  Contributes to the identification of and operationalizes cost reduction measures or identifies revenue enhancing opportunities.
  Maintains unit and/or units productivity greater than 97%.
  Participates in annual budget development and makes recommendation as needed to the Director.
• HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) MANAGEMENT
  Assures that staff performance appraisals are conducted in a timely manner.
  Coaches counsels and institutes developmental and corrective action plans as necessary.
  Assures appropriate staff and skill mix for optimal unit functioning.
  Assures that all pertinent information is provided to staff through staff meetings and other forms of formal and informal communication.
  Enable staff to participate in scheduling and staffing. Assure schedule is posted within designated time frame.
  Assists staff to access services provided by Human Resources (e.g. EAP).
  Maintains up-to-date employee records.
• LEADERSHIP
  Effectively institutes change supporting unit level of care and organizational goals.
  Maintains a positive and productive relationship with the medical staff peers patients families directors and senior administrator.
  Identifies unit level of care or organizational problems develops and/or contributes to a plan to resolve problems. Implements and/or assists with plans to achieve resolution.
  Demonstrates effective team building.
  Leads and/or participates on task forces for system integration.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE
  Consistently communicates in a positive and timely manner with staff members Sharp employees physicians patients and visitors.
  Handles problems in a professional and proactive manner.
  Demonstrates teamwork cooperation and responsiveness.
  Trends patient satisfaction and implements action plans as necessary to achieve patient satisfaction.
  Identifies and trends the needs of the customers served within SHC service line and implements action plans as necessary to achieve customer satisfaction.
• PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
  Assists in the development and attainment of departmental and organizational goals.
  Belongs to attends and/or participates in professional related organizations.
  Participates or attends formal conferences or seminars.
  Participates in community advisory board task force or other activities.
  Other special projects or activities as negotiated with Service Line Director.
  Represents Department on system-wide committee.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Specialized theoretical and technical skills acquired through education and experience. Must have at least three years experience in a tertiary care NICU setting.
• Managerial/Supervisory skills demonstrated ability to remain flexible in rapid change environment and current health care dynamic climate. Two or more years in a leadership position. Demonstrated ability to plan design and implement and evaluate ones own work and to work independently with minimal observation or supervision.
• Human Relations skills demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively and to work collaboratively with multiple others of diverse cultures education background experience etc. Demonstrated knowledge of team building skills and principles of self managed work teams.
• Political Process skills ability to function well under condition of current environment; ability to collaborate with multiple others; ability to build partnerships with physicians and others.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class