Assistant RN Manager - Surgical Services - Shriners Children's

You can make a difference in a child’s life. Shriners Children’s is the largest provider of pediatric sub-specialty orthopedic and burn care in Northern California and is recognized by US News and World Report as a top pediatric hospital in the country.

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's Northern California offers a competitive salary and benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, health savings account (HSA), paid time off, pet insurance, continuing education and professional development opportunities. Other considerations include free parking, team-approached interdisciplinary care, friendly environment and the satisfaction that our patients are receiving the best care available.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for an Assistant Nurse Manager in our Surgical Services department.

This position is full time, exempt and benefits eligible. The pay range for this position is $161,012/year - $228,800/year. Compensation is determined based on years of experience and departmental equity. 

The Assistant Nurse Manager:

• Coordinates and supervises the care of patients and collaborates with other members of the health care team to plan, implement, and evaluate appropriate interventions.
• Assists in planning, evaluating, organizing, supervising and implementing activities related to patient and operational processes in accordance to unit / hospital policies and procedures.
• Assists with coordination, supervision, assessment, and evaluation of staff performance, Joint Commission (TJC) readiness and emergency preparedness.
• Provides for and evaluates the quality of patient care through direct observation and assessment in collaboration with nursing. 
• Keeps the Manager informed of patient care and is responsible for department operations in the absence of the manager. 
• Reviews staff documentation for completeness and accuracy while providing counseling of those discrepancies from acceptable standards.
• Supervises, evaluates, and provides counseling to staff on their performance.  
• Collaborates with the Manager in hiring staff, disciplinary actions, and employee recognition in a timely manner in accordance with Shriners Hospitals Policy and Procedure as proven by documentation. 
• Manages the departmental staff by ensuring adequate numbers and type of staff necessary to provide safe, quality patient care, development of a competent staff for provision of care and mentoring of all categories of staff in patient care management.
• Monitors quality of care in accordance with hospital policies and professional standards of care.
•  Builds collaborative relationships with leadership, medical staff, peers, and hospital staff.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BSN) required

Experience Required

3 years operating room experience

1 year supervisory/leadership experience

Other

Active RN license in CA

BLS required

Must acquire PALS within 6 months of hire

Must obtain CNOR certification within 12 months of hire

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.