RN Manager - Pediatric Cardiac ICU (CICU)

Job Description

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Pediatric Cardiac ICU Manager (CICU)

Shift : Full-Time

The Children's Hospital - Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is home to Oklahoma’s only Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). The CICU frequently cares for the state’s most critical patients and some of the most complex cardiac congenital heart defects in the world.

Our patient population is primarily infants and toddlers that need open heart surgery within the first few weeks or months of life, but we frequently care for kids of all ages with a variety of surgical and medical cardiac diagnoses requiring specialized and complex care.

There is opportunity for growth and development in many specialty skills including nursing leadership, operating ECMO, continuous dialysis, and caring for patients with open chests.

We are also developing the state’s first and only pediatric heart transplant program. We operate in a newly renovated 25 bed unit and have a dedicated support team including charges nurses, pediatric care associates, advanced practice providers, and attending physicians present around the clock.

Our in unit nurse educator organizes and develops pediatric cardiac intensive care education designed to prepare you, grow you, and expand your skills and knowledge.

Come join a collaborative and innovative team dedicated to caring for the smallest hearts in Oklahoma!

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General Description :

Under general direction, responsible for the planning, direction and coordination of services to ensure that quality health care is delivered.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Directs and coordinates, through supervisors, the activities of the department.
• Reviews and analyzes reports, records and directives.
• Monitors and analyzes costs, prepares budgets.
• Evaluates, develops and implements process improvements to enhance effectiveness.
• Responsible for the hiring, promoting, discharging and transferring of employees.
• Responsible for scheduling and staffing needs of the unit; available for staffing needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Arranges appropriate in-services and continuing education programs to meet the needs of the staff.
• Ensures the proficiency of the staff on the unit.

General Responsibilities :

Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications :

Education : Graduate of an approved school of nursing. BSN required; Master’s level education preferred

Experience : Three (3) years of supervisory or charge nurse experience

Licensure / Certifications / Registrations Required : Possession of a valid temporary license or permanent license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse prior to entrance on duty (permanent license must be obtained within 3 months of appointment).

Current certification in Basic Life Support (CPR). Department specific requirements may apply, see attached if applicable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques and procedures. Managerial skills sufficient for organizing, developing and supervising a department and staff.

Knowledge of managerial functions such as budgets, statistical measures, report writing, performance improvement tools, etc.

Computer literate. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must able to prioritize and manage several tasks at one time