PICU Nurse Manager — Pediatric Critical Care Leader

USA Health; Mobile (AL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

University of South Alabama Health System seeks a skilled administrator to oversee departmental personnel functions, budgeting and policy implementation. The role involves recruiting, coaching staff, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with other departments to optimize resource use.

Applicants should demonstrate experience in personnel management, budgeting and strategic planning, with a focus on delivering high-quality patient care within a university health system context.

Qualifications

• Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs department personnel functions including recruitment, hiring, disciplinary actions, counseling and education.
• Documents personnel actions and supports a personnel as asset to the institution.
• Coaches and mentors staff; develops annual budgets and coordinates with other departments.
• Monitors budgetary expense, identifies variances and adjusts spending.
• Develops and updates policies and procedures in collaboration with hospital standards.
• Ensures staff competency and conducts annual evaluations; implements improvement plans.
• Participates in strategic planning and translates plans into department actions.
• Maintains compliance with standards and communicates with physicians, patients and staff.

Education

Education/Experience equivalence

Job description

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community.USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.
Responsibilities

Performs personnel Functions for the department. Le recruitment, hiring disciplinary actions, counselling and education and follows university and hospital Policies related to personnel functions,

Documents al personnel actions appropriated supports a personnel as asset to the institution

Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, coaches and mentors staff

Develops an annual budget that meets the department needs at the framework of resources

Coordinates with other department heads for effective resource use

Monitors budgetary expense and revenues, identifies variances and adjusts spending accordingly utilize cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job

Evaluates and recommends space allocation and design for the needs of the department

Develops, implements and updates policies and procedures in a collaborative and interdepartmental process according to CAHD and hospital standards: Prepares and reviews bids sys distribution and use of supplies, materials and equipment supports the mission of the University of South Alabama by Translating and incorporating values in small and others

Provides an environment that supportive of medical, nursing and allied health students

Serves as professional role model for at staff

Utilizes as computer and appropriate software to generate reports and correspondence both written and electronic

Abides by and efforts all compliance requirements and policies these responsibilities' in an ethical manner consistent with the organizations values

Facilitates staff participation in in-services and educational offerings to learn new skills and for continued development

Assures personnel are competent to carry out their essential functions and that competency share competed annually,

Monitors wort performance of staff completes evaluations in a timely manner according to policy

Develops a plan of action for employees who are below satisfactory in their evaluation and completes re-evaluation in the appropriate time frame

Participates in the strategic planning activities for the department and Institutions overall plan

Translates the department or Institution strategic plan so stall, ensuring support of the plan, and modifying the plan in response to changing Internal and external factors,

Assumes accountably for current standards established by profession, regulatory and governmental agencies;

Determines, translate, and implements relevant standards and promotes departmental compliance

Maintains standards of practice consistent with current research findings

Adheres to current selection Control and Safety Standards

Facility cooperate and collaborative relationships among disciplines/departments to assure effective delivery of services to support quality patient care Encourages and participates in planning and program development to facilitate the effective delivery of services that supports quantity patient care Communicates with physicians, patents, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone

Responds to overhead pages and beeper in a timely manner

Develops and maintains a performance improvement program to department the ICARE methodology

Performs those functions for which they are licensed

Regular and prompt attendance and the ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required Related

Holds twenty-four hour accountability for the operation of the department

Utilizes all available resources to ensure effective performer of the department,

Provides appropriate stalling levels and still to support departmental functions

Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements

Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards

Regular and prompt attendance

Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required

Related duties as assigned

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.
Qualifications

Required

Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.