Nurse Manager Pediatric Emergency Department

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Lehi (UT); Presencial; USD 71.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

Intermountain Health in Utah is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead the Pediatric Emergency Department at Primary Children’s Hospital – Lehi. This role focuses on staffing, operations, and development of leadership to ensure high-quality patient care.

The position requires a BSN, RN license in state of practice, BLS certification, leadership experience, and at least two years of clinical nursing. Full-time hours with some evenings/weekends are expected, with a competitive benefits package.

Formación

• BSN from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current RN nursing license in state of practice (compact license transfers within 60 days).
• BLS certification for Healthcare Providers required.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• 2 years of clinical nursing experience.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the clinical nursing environment and contribute to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and standards of care.
• Facilitate collaborative problem-solving, advocate for resources, and align with the organization’s vision and values.
• Manage budgets, staffing, recruitment, retention, and competency verification.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Clinical knowledge

Resource management

Patient safety

Mentorship

Community outreach

Educación

BSN degree

Descripción del empleo

Job Description: This job description applies to Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager-Complex. The difference is the scope level below. This role involves managing and supervising nursing departments. Collaborating with nursing leaders and other facility managers and departments, the nurse manager is key in ensuring excellent patient care, achieving financial objectives, and fostering leadership development. The position is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit. The job duties are distributed as follows: 50% Tactical (day-to-day activities like staffing and equipment availability), 40% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, and employee performance evaluations), and 10% Strategic (developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to these goals). Scope: Level 1 Nurse Manager: Manages <50 headcount or manages a department operating Monday through Friday. Level 2 Nurse Manager-Complex: Manages >50 headcount or more than 2 departments and manages a department operating 24/7. Span of control may vary for leaders responsible for complex nursing programs with multi-center or enterprise-wide reach. Variances from established guidelines must be supported by demonstrated program complexity and scope and require iNet approval.

Position Details Benefits Eligible: Yes

Shift Details: Full time, Monday-Friday, primarily business hours with some evening and weekend responsibilities as needed.

Department: Pediatric Emergency Department Primary Location: Primary Children’s Hospital – Lehi Additional Details: Licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department and/or high-acuity setting preferred.

Minimum qualifications include a BSN, current RN license in the state of practice, BLS certification, leadership/supervisory experience, and at least two years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the clinical nursing environment, contributing to strategic planning, day‑to‑day operations, and standards of care.
• Facilitating collaborative problem‑solving, advocating for resources, promoting shared decision‑making, and implementing the organization’s vision and values.
• Managing budgets, ensuring employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and competency verification.
• Champions the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion, in line with current practice standards.
• Facilitates collaborative decision‑making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit.
• Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Ensures competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• As delegated, ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually by providing mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.
• Serves as an exemplary figure for employees, promoting the integration of Healing Commitments and Healing Connections within all facets of providing patient care.
• Monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Supports the Nurse Director in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating the activities of student nurses.
• Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not‑for‑profit organizations.

Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem‑solving
• Financial acumen
• Clinical knowledge
• Resource management
• Patient safety
• Mentorship
• Community outreach

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must complete Intermountain Health’s required leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting this leadership position.
• 2 years clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty Certification
• Demonstrated experience in the area of oversight.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.) May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: Primary Childrens at Lehi Work City: Lehi Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $51.73 - $79.87

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!