Manager Nursing ICU

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Manages resources and daily activities of a nursing department while ensuring environmental factors support high standards of patient care. Assists in training and development of new and existing staff. Creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning transfer. Coordinates unit activities for each shift and directs, organizes, assigns work to nursing staff. Provides patient care as needed.

• Schedules nursing staff to specific shifts, taking into account past utilization trends. Measures employee performance. Assists in the training of new staff members and development of existing staff members.
• Coordinates activities of the unit during a particular shift and directs, organizes, assigns work to nursing staff.
• Assesses, monitors, and educates nursing staff on patient care. Institutes emergency procedures as necessary.
• Provides nursing care to patients on an as‑needed basis.

• Registered Nursing License (RN) in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS); other credentials may be required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or equivalent education and experience. Magnet Hospital: BSN required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience and one (1) year of leadership experience.

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, Lactation Support Center, retail store and many others.

Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194‑bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78‑bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

$46.32 - $72.89 /hour