Assistant Nurse Manager NICU

Job Overview

The Associate Clinical Manager is responsible for managing a unit/department by implementing and maintaining specific policies, procedures, and guidelines; leading team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge; ensuring compliance with quality and safety initiatives and practices; and partnering with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families. The Associate Clinical Manager also provides leadership and management to unit/department team members, serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients, overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients, and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies.

Our Level III NICU in Colorado Springs cares for a large volume of patients with more than 50 licensed beds in a free‑standing Children’s Hospital. The NICU focuses on the care of a wide variety of neonatal patients ranging from extremely premature infants, critically ill term newborns, surgical patients, and everything in between.

Department Name:
Colorado Springs Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits

Shift: This position will primarily support night shift, but some flexibility will be needed due to the nature of this leadership role. The role will also participate in weekend and holiday on‑call requirements.

Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado

This position is eligible for relocation assistance if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

• Manages the implementation and maintenance of unit/department specific policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring consistency with evidence‑based practice, organizational policies, standards, and procedures.
• Leads unit/department team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting the application of the Professional Practice Model and Professional Standards in daily work.
• Serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients; overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies; works with team members to create individualized plans of care to meet patient needs.
• Interprets and explains regulatory standards and hospital policies, procedures, and rules to employees and ensures compliance with applicable quality and safety initiatives and practices.
• Ensures staffing resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and unit needs.
• Partners with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families; rounds with patients, families and team members to promote patient family experience and quality patient care.
• Resolves operational and patient/family issues, making decisions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives and solving underlying problems.
• Assists team members in achieving unit outcomes, performance and professional development standards; identifies opportunities for continual improvement.
• Champions clinical practice and professional growth by working with the CNE/CNS to meet the educational needs of the unit/department and by monitoring and evaluating staff competencies; develops, coaches, and evaluates team members; mentors team members in creating/evaluating projects focused on improving clinical practice.
• Provides advice to Clinical Manager on decisions involving hiring, terminations, promotions, and disciplinary actions as required.
• Monitors expenditures for unit/department and participates in the development of budget recommendations.

Position requires regular and predictable attendance. Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Master’s degree in Nursing or a directly related health‑care field is preferred.
• Experience – Three years of clinical experience; previous Level III or Level IV NICU experience preferred.
• Licensure – Registered Nurse (RN).
• Certifications – BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six months…