Assistant Clinical Manager Peds/PICU

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

The Assistant Clinical Manager is directly responsible for the 24-hour supervision of personnel and assurance of quality of clinical nursing care of patients in the pediatrics and pediatric intensive care 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 18 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 and Staffing

• 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 organizationally/system-wide accepted standards of care and practice.

• Demonstrates effective supervision of staffing resources by providing for appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff for the Department.

• Models expert decision-making, collaboration and negotiation skills in collaboration with Manager.

• Actively participates in clinical work processes.

Creates a sense of partnership and collegiality with clinical staff 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 quality (including cost-effectiveness) and continuity in care.

• Follows up on any unusual occurrences or untoward incidents involving patients, employees, or applicable equipment/instruments or supplies in collaboration with leadership.

• 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 clinical operations.

• Has a working knowledge of performance expectations for all assigned employees.

• Maintains all mandatory certifications for the department and functions as staff nurse and charge nurse when needed.

Personnel Management and Development

• Direct supervision of clinical personnel for up to 30 full-time equivalent positions who provide patient care in the pediatrics unit and PICU.


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