Patient Care Manager - PICU

Overview

About Children’s Minnesota:
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States, providing care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. It is an independent, not-for-profit system since 1924 with two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. The organization is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital and is known as The Kids Experts™ in the region.

At Children’s Minnesota PICU in St. Paul Campus, an interdisciplinary team of intensivists, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, social workers and case managers provides care for children with life-changing critical diagnoses. The unit cares for children with acute and chronic neurological and respiratory illnesses, post-surgical recovery, severe infections, and failure of one or more organ systems. The PICU is a 12-bed unit focused on patient care along the continuum of acute recovery, with a family-centered approach and emphasis on teamwork and professional growth.

The patient care manager (PCM) has overall responsibility for ensuring that services and programs provided through their assigned department/unit are child- and family-focused, clinically appropriate, operationally efficient, and achieve effective patient outcomes. The PCM will directly manage RN staff and assist in leadership of clinical support staff.

• Active RN on Minnesota Board of Nursing required
• Current BLS required

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required

• 3+ years of people leadership experience or advanced degree in nursing leadership in lieu of experience
• Informal leadership experience is preferred (charge RN, clinical educator, preceptor, etc.)

• Fundamental understanding of the business side of the assigned department/unit (P&L, finance, budget, etc.)
• Availability for on-call and off-hours rotations/situations as decided by department/unit
• Desired characteristics: strategic thinker, collaborative, seeks to understand, embraces continuous improvement, navigates through change, calm demeanor, positive attitude

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, factors include market indicators, skills, education, credentials and experience; internal equity and organizational needs. In addition to salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.