RN - Manager -NICU 1

Talented Medical Solutions; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talented Medical Solutions is seeking a RN - Manager in the NICU for an in-office role in San Luis Obispo, CA. The position requires a Bachelor’s in nursing and RN licensure with 5+ years in NICU management.

Some night availability and on-call duties are expected, with EPIC experience mandatory. Responsibilities include leading nursing staff, coordinating daily unit activities, and ensuring safe, high-quality patient care while meeting regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in the state of practice is required.
• BLS/CPR certification preferred or AH policy-aligned BLS certification.
• 5+ years of NICU management experience; 1 year leadership experience preferred; 2 years acute care nursing in hospital setting preferred.
• EPIC experience is required; EMR conversion experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creates an environment where frontline nurses and staff provide safe, patient-centered care.
• Maintains high visibility on the unit and collaborates with physicians and leaders to ensure efficient clinical operations.
• Supervises nursing and ancillary staff and directs daily activities on assigned shifts.
• Leads scheduling and coordination to meet unit and organizational goals.
• Directs/monitors patient care activities to ensure quality and safety and adherence to standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Job Summary

RN - Manager -NICU 1

Talented Medical Solutions

Contract

In-Office | San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

Day Shift, Exempt Role. There will be some needs as a manager to be available for nights shift during the assignment. M - F with a call at night and a call for the service line every 3rd week. BLS, NRP, PALS required. 5 plus years of manager experience in the NICU area. Experience with managing through EMR conversion to EPIC. EPIC experience is a must.

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162-bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and county designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers the excitement of a lively community while being a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for their natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for their sand dunes and eucalyptus trees. Featuring a charming downtown, comfortable coastal weather, idyllic views, and an active lifestyle San Luis Obispo offers much to be had.

Job Summary:

Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient.

Maintains a highly-visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient/family/staff satisfaction.

Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.

Job Requirements:

• Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Master's Degree: Preferred
• Five years' technical experience: Preferred
• One year's leadership experience: Preferred
• Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
• National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred
• Facility Specific License/Certifications: AHA-BLS or ARC-BLS: Required

Essential Functions:

• Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff.
• Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions.
• Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes.
• Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised.
• Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems appropriate.
• Monitors attendance.
• Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs.
• Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
• Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Creates a culture of open communication.
• Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction.
• Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to.
• Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
• Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families.
• Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work.
• Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed.
• Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
• Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary.
• Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate.
• Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
• Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission.
• Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational.
• Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections.
• Conducts emergency preparedness reviews. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Our facility is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.