Pediatric Assistant Nurse Manager ECMO and MCS

13800 Primary Childrens Hospital; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 6,130,000 - 9,566,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

PEAK Program

Job summary

Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City is seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager to support the nurse manager in daily operations, staffing, and resource management to ensure high-quality patient care.

This role requires a BSN, RN license, BLS, leadership experience, and commitment to leadership training within one year. You will engage in hiring support, staff evaluations, and collaboration with physicians to achieve department goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must complete Intermountain’s leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting this leadership position.
• 2 years clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the nurse manager in creating or maintaining an environment where clinical nursing is practiced.
• Advocate for and allocate resources to promote efficient, safe and compassionate care.
• Coordinate staffing, orientation, retention, and staff satisfaction; ensure enough competent staff.
• Lead budget and capital/operating planning for the unit; manage expenses to meet department goals.
• Mentor staff; ensure annual competency verification and performance reviews; support patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial acumen

Clinical knowledge

Resource management

Patient safety

Mentorship

Community outreach

Education

BSN from accredited institution

Job description

Job Description

This position assists a nurse manager in managing daily nursing activities within a nursing department. The role involves providing leadership and performing management functions delegated by the nurse manager, such as resource allocation, ensuring a safe working environment, and optimizing patient care. The position is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit. The job duties are distributed as follows: 60% Tactical (day-to‑day activities e.g. staffing and equipment availability), 35% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, and employee performance evaluations), and 5% Strategic (developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to these goals). Assistant Managers must be in a department that has >100 caregivers and must have direct reports. Nurse Managers must receive approval if circumstances warrant an assistant manager, but do not meet defined criteria. 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.

Essential Functions

This role encompasses a range of responsibilities that supports a nurse manager. This role is characterized by a higher level of accountability, which includes conducting employee evaluations, participating in the hiring process, and managing budgetary responsibilities. Assists and supports the nurse manager in the creation or maintenance of an environment in which clinical nursing is practiced. Contributes through delegation by the nurse manager to the strategic planning process, day‑to‑day operations, standards of care, interdepartmental disciplines, and attainment of organizational goals. Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice. 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. Coordinates with nurse manager to ensure enough competent 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. Assists with the achievement of clinical program goals and may implement action plans to improve performance as delegated. Effectively uses professional and organizational best practices to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles. In conjunction with Nurse Manager, monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes. Acts as a role model for staff in every aspect of patient care delivery. Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals. Supports the Nurse Manager 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’s leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting this leadership position. 2 years clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the area of oversight. Specialty Certification

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

Location: Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital Work City: Salt Lake City Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $44.99 - $69.44

Benefits

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. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

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By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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Medical System Overview

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 and 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. Join our world‑class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

PEAK Program

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up‑front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more.

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