Clinical Nurse Manager, PICU/PEDS

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is currently seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager for our Acute Care Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The Clinical Manager is the first line manager responsible for the 24-hour functioning of the units.

Cottage Children's Medical Center is recognized today as a regional referral center for the medical needs of infants, toddlers, and children throughout the tri-county area.


* The Acute Pediatric Care Unit at Cottage Children's Medical Center consists of 38 all-private rooms.

All rooms are equipped with sleeping areas for parents and child-size bathtub for patients.


* The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Cottage Children's Medical Center features eight all-private rooms.

We are the only PICU on the Central Coast.


* The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is designed into three "pods" which can accommodate 6 infants in each pod.

There are 22 patient beds in the NICU.

Major Accountabilities/Specific Job Competencies

Clinical Management

• Provides clinical consultation and supervision to nursing personnel and other staff as appropriate.
• Participates in the clinical operations and patient care activities within the unit.
• Assures patient care is consistently provided in accordance with organizational/system-wide accepted standards of care and practice.
• Demonstrates effective management of staffing resources by providing for appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff for the service.
• Models expert decision-making, collaboration and negotiation skills at both service and organizational levels in strategizing to maximize patient outcomes and resource utilization.
• Actively participates in work processes and system redesign.

Creates a sense of partnership and collegiality with care team staff and managers through consensus building, role clarification and outcomes measurement activities.
• Empowers point-of-service staff in decision-making/problem-solving through shared governance with an aim of clinical quality, service excellence, cost-effectiveness and continuity in care.
• Follows up on any unusual occurrences or untoward incidents involving patients, employees, or applicable equipment/instruments or supplies.
• Collaborates in the identification, investigation and implementation of improvement opportunities directly related to professional/patient care practices and patient outcomes.
• Utilizes current quality improvement/problem solving knowledge and skills in day-to-day operations and strategic planning.
• Makes recommendations concerning new or revised policies and procedures involving all aspects of patient care, and personnel.

Clarifies and supports existing policies and procedures.

Fiscal/Resource Management

• Provides ongoing interpretation of financial and clinical data for service to facilitate understanding of the impact of their clinical service practice to the financial goals of the organization.
• Analyzes population-specific data ...