Clinical Leader - Assistant Nurse Manager- Pediatric ICU

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Organization: PICU

We are seeking a Pediatric ICU Registered Nurse who is ready to elevate their career, inspire exceptional care and provide professional support. Our leaders are ready to help you excel in a fast‑paced setting where your expertise impacts critically ill children and their families and your compassion for nursing helps nurture frontline staff.

Our Unit has 31 beds and cares for children from newborn to early 20's who are being treated for Level 1 trauma, respiratory, sepsis, burn, transplant, GI/GU, cardiovascular, oncology, neurology, and other medical diagnoses.

This is a night shift leadership role in which you will work in both a staffing and administrative capacity. You will lead shifts on the unit and mentor nursing staff in a supportive and positive manner under the guidance of the Nurse Manager.

BSN with minimum 2 years' RN experience in the PICU

The Clinical Staff Leader Assistant Manager in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a direct supervisory leadership role and a key member of the Nursing leadership team. The CSL leads a cohort of staff members and actively participates in overall management of the unit, development of clinical practice, and provision of patient care with accountabilities for implementation and outcomes for people leadership, quality, service, compliance, finance, throughput and scheduling.

The primary focus of the Clinical Staff Leader is to ensure the unit's optimal performance by engaging in effective problem solving for staff, patients and families and to develop/lead the assigned cohort. The CSL provides feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high performance culture. The CSL works under the guidance and direction of the manager to develop.

The CSL/Assistant Manager will work in a administrative leadership role as well as work in staffing.

NIGHT SHIFT

• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of their cohort and other staff as needed.
• Defines standards for quality patient care.
• Develops, manages and evaluates area based on work team performance.
• Manages multiple projects/on‑going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) and maintains alignment with strategic plan and vision.
• Acts as clinical leader and facilitates education for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers within clinical specialty(ies).
• Ensures that clinical assignments are based on patient care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Clinical Expertise (Intermediate):
  Demonstrates the mastery of patient care including patient assessment and treatment, care planning, patient education and evidence based practice. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and expertise to role model and coach less experienced staff.
• Quality Management (Novice):
  Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and…