Nurse Manager PICU​/PANDA

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The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 20 bed high-acuity, fast-paced environment dedicated to the care of critically ill infants, children, and adolescents. Our multidisciplinary team provides 24/7 comprehensive care for patients with life-threatening conditions, including respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma, and complex congenital or acquired illnesses.

We have our own Pediatric and Neonatal Transport team. The DCH PANDA (Pediatric And Neonatal Doernbecher Ambulance) Team transports critically ill children by ambulance, helicopter, or fixed wing aircraft from hospitals across the Pacific Northwest to Doernbecher Children s Hospital located in Portland, OR. PANDA is the largest and longest running pediatric and neonatal intensive care transport program in Oregon.

The primary work schedule will be Monday through Friday, but flexibility is required to connect with staff across all shifts and to attend occasional meetings held later in the afternoon. This role also carries 24/7 responsibility, including participation in a rotating manager-on-call schedule for DCH.

Passionate about pediatric critical care, strong clinical judgment and adaptability, excellent communication and teamwork skills, committed to continuous learning and compassionate care.

The NM’s decisions and actions are based on the ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nursing. The NM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration:
Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing, the Oregon State Board of Nursing’s Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The NM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

• Partners with others to develop a department strategic plan that aligns with the division’s strategic plan and nursing’s vision.
• Collaboratively formulate department objectives, goals and specific strategies related to initiatives.
• Develops short and long-term goals that identify the target conditions.
• Coordinates the implementation of interventions to meet department-level goals.
• Communicates, implements, and evaluates the care area strategic plan.

• Partners with others to enhance healthcare and, ultimately, patient care through interdisciplinary activities, such as education, consultation, management, technological development, or research opportunities.
• Applies systems theory with an understanding that how parts of a system relate to the overall system.
• Maintains knowledge of current nursing practice and the roles and functions of care team members (e.g. charge nurse, code team, RRT).
• Evaluates staff competency and intervenes to optimize performance and ensure safe, quality, effective and efficient patient care.
• Leads and practices patient/family advocacy and promotes patient-centered decisions and outcomes.
• Maintains visibility and open communication with the staff and department leadership.
• Communicates plans and decisions to department staff and other stakeholders.
• Asserts view in a non-judgmental manner.
• Reflects on own method of decision-making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences to develop leadership and performance capacity.
• Practices within shared-governance structures to distribute leadership and promote…