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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Assistant Nurse Manager, NICU

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Overview

Clinical Supervisor, NICU at

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . Provides leadership and direct day-to-day supervision of NICU staff. Responsible for delivering safe, efficient, cost-effective, age-specific nursing care and deploying unit strategies to meet clinical, financial, and quality initiatives and targets. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, or vendor decisions or programs. CHOP recognizes the importance of a diverse workforce and engages in efforts to achieve this through varied and non-discriminatory means.

What You Will Do

Financial Stewardship

Executes and monitors systems to assure consistent and appropriate resource assignment and utilization.

Responsible for maintaining budgeted cost per unit of service.

Partners with nurse manager to identify and execute annual unit-based quality improvement initiatives that result in measurable impact on quality, cost and resource utilization.

Assures efficient and cost-effective utilization of hospital resources at the unit level for day-to-day operations, clinical programming, and unit-based education.

Clinical Excellence

Implements systems that incorporate evidence-based practice and professional practice standards.

Ensures regulatory compliance (environmental, financial, practice, safety, technological, compliance).

Partners with clinical leaders to execute actions for continuous improvement in care outcomes.

Executes unit plans to improve patient/family experience by identifying trends and establishing systems to improve outcomes.

Coordinates care planning with multidisciplinary team; collaborates with Clin IV and frontline staff.

Ensures staff compliance to systems that promote quality, efficiency, and cost-effective care.

Supports daily operations to ensure nursing-sensitive indicators are at or above unit benchmarks.

Identifies opportunities for improvement and develops action plans to improve patient outcomes.

Professional Engagement

Coaches and supports unit-based nursing leaders in management and leadership strategies.

Manages staff performance through coaching, counseling, goal setting, and appraisals.

Coordinates with other CHOP care team colleagues to support continuous improvement in systems and processes.

Establishes staff recognition programs and supports succession planning.

Fosters a climate of high employment engagement and collaboration across units.

Leads collaborative efforts for patient population outcomes through practice, education, research, and consultation.

Advancing Practice

Provides opportunities for staff to practice to the full scope of licensure and to develop resources for patient management.

Sets goals with employees to support development.

Supports evidence-based practice through system improvements and outcome measurement.

Innovation and Learning

Supports and resources evidence-based practice planning and implementation of educational programs/projects.

Promotes evidence-based practice and generates research ideas.

Supports staffing and assignments to accommodate clinical experiences and student rotations.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Required

Experience Qualifications

Previous experience with human relations, human & material resource management Required

Previous experience providing clinical and administrative nursing leadership. Required

At least one (1) year progressive leadership experience. Required

Skills and Abilities

Demonstrates the ability to facilitate change; excellent communication

Critical thinking and analytic abilities

Planning and organization (long- and short-term)

Problem solving; ability to influence as a change agent

Conflict management; adaptability; initiative; self-motivation

Professional development and colleague development

Organizational sensitivity; adept with telecommunication and computer tools

Experience with patient care equipment used in the area

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - upon hire - Required

Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - upon hire - Required

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or have patient-facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

EEO / VEVRAA Federal Contractor | Tobacco Statement

Salary Range $98,820.00 - $126,000.00 Annually

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs; part-time pay is adjusted accordingly.

At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the listed range.

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