When you join the healthcare team at Phoenix Children’s, you’ll see the world of medicine through the eyes of a child. You’ll be amazed by something new every day, inspired by the capabilities and expertise of your co-workers, and you’ll be able to transform your professional ambitions into realities. Here, you can be part of a growing system that will never outgrow its sense of joy, purpose or discovery. Come grow with us.
Nurse Manager CVICU – Phoenix Children’s
The Manager of Clinical Services promotes family-centered care by subscribing to and supporting Phoenix Children’s mission and values. This position manages, evaluates and supervises operational functions and activities of an assigned area by guiding and supporting staff. The Manager, Clinical Service also serves as a liaison with other departments to plan, implement, communicate, evaluate and coordinate patient care operations across the enterprise, while also facilitating quick resolution of issues to ensure excellence in a family-centered care environment.
Position Duties:
Maintains 24/7 accountability for patient care operations. Works with unit leadership and House Supervisors to support unit needs and access to leadership representation 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Responsible for collaborating with colleagues to develop and implement the patient care philosophy, standards of practice, department goals, policies and procedures.
As needed, provides developmentally appropriate clinical care within professional domain to ensure delivery of quality integrated developmentally appropriate patient care; participates as appropriate in emergent situations.
Assesses necessary nursing and technical personnel are available to meet fluctuating census, acuity and budgetary goals. Implements innovative and effective recruitment, retention and onboarding strategies in collaboration with HR and other departments/disciplines to meet unit needs as well as to foster growth and staff satisfaction.
Ensures continual delivery of high-quality nursing care.
Assures compliance of The Joint Commission and CMS standards as well as other regulatory agencies.
Enforces adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measures health outcomes against standards; makes or recommends adjustments.
Assumes bed-manager responsibility in collaboration with House Supervisor as scheduled.
Remains current and works towards best practice in nursing management, clinical knowledge and PCH policies and procedures. Incorporates nursing expertise by serving as a resource related to clinical aspects of areas of responsibility.
Manages all aspects of personnel administration for unit(s) of responsibility including by not limited to recruitment, interviewing, selection of professional, technical or supervisory staff.
Performs additional job-related duties as requested.
Phoenix Children’s offers full- and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
Competitive pay with incentives
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning the first day of the month following hire date
Current AZ RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure to Arizona law prior to start date.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Bachelor's in Nursing.
Five years of experience in the specialty area or with a pediatric patient population including leadership and / or supervisory responsibilities.
Must be able to assume 24-hour accountability for unit coverage.
Preferred Qualifications:
PALS certification from the American Heart Association within one year of hire.
National nursing or related certification (e.g. CPN, CCRN, CNML)