Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.

• Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.

• Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.

• Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer-focused care, and cost-effective utilization of services.

• Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigate and resolve patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.

• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience required

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience as charge nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion, or other related leadership experience.

• MUST HAVE LEVEL III Experience in NICU

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

• Bachelors degree

• Registered Nurse License (California)

• Basic Life Support

• Evidence of training completion as a preceptor or charge nurse.

• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.

• Knowledge of the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.

• Strong interpersonal communication skills.

• ACLS, PALS, and NRP certification may be required for positions in specific departments.

• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

• ACLS certification is strongly preferred.