Asst Nursing Mgr

Job Detail

• Job Title:

  Asst Nursing Mgr

• Department:

  81012-N.N.I.C.U. Unit

• Location:

  Farmington

• FTE%:

  1

• Shift

• Search #:

  2026-1114

• Closing Date:

  05/03/2026

• Recruiter:

  McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

• This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.
• This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.
• This position is in Salary group UHP-09; click here to review the current UA Pay Plan.

UConn Health is searching for an Assistant Nursing Manager for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This position is responsible for providing guidance, managing the daily activities, administrative and clinical of the N.N.I.C.U. and supervising assigned personnel in the delivery of care and independently performing a full range of tasks in providing nursing care to assigned patients. The ANM collaborates with health care professionals in providing holistic patient care, consistent with the hospital's mission.

THIS IS A UCONN HEALTH EMPLOYEE ONLY POSTING

SCHEDULE: Fulltime, 40 hours per week day/night rotating 8 and 12 hour shifts including weekends and holidays.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

The Assistant Nurse Manager works under the supervision of the Nursing Manager. Gain hands on leadership training in this desirable transition role.

SUPERVISION EXCERSIZED:

Directs and manages the staff of the N.N.I.C.U.. Supervises lower level employees as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of nursing and healthcare administration.

• Demonstrated ability to make sound clinical assessments and institute safe and efficacious care within the structure of a collaborative health team.

• Considerable knowledge of requirements by federal, state or regulatory bodies.

• Considerable knowledge of effective workforce utilization.

• Excellent interpersonal skill.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of general financial management.

• Supervisory ability.

• Considerable knowledge of relevant policies and procedures.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors' Degree in Nursing

• Candidates must possess and maintain a current license to practice nursing in the state of Connecticut

• Three (3) years of acute care RN experience

• Two (2) years of current RN experience must be in a N.N.I.C.U.

• Supervisory or charge function responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Organizes, plans unit workflow and determines priorities; schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of unit staff

• Makes recommendations for personnel actions such as selection, discipline and performance; conducts or assist in conducting performance evaluations

• Leads the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process

• Maintains and promotes standards of nursing

• Provides staff orientation, training and assistance

• Provides corrective feedback to staff to support achievement of performance standards

• Identifies staff development needs

• Participates in interdisciplinary meetings regarding patient care implementation, outcomes and performance improvement activities

• Makes recommendations on policies and standards

• Prepares reports and correspondence

• Performs individualized nursing assessments for assigned patient

• Develops/updates care plans utilizing established standards of care which include physician prescribed therapies and common nursing measures derived from disease relate/therapy/personal needs

• Organizes/coordinates patient care

• Collaborates with staff to implement patient care plans

• Participates in staff/patient care conferences

• Performs related duties as required

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies

• Direct nursing care involved, includes blood draws, implanted port access, flushing central lines, IV fluids, pain management.

• Perform other related duties incidental to the job or as assigned

MINIMUM FULLTIME EQUIVALENT SALARY $90,896.00, Hourly: 42.70

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

Salary : $90,896