RN Clinical Manager - NICU

Overview Are you a results‑driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Desert Regional Medical Center hospital, we are seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success. At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work‑life balance. Benefit Package Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match Generous paid time off Career development and continuing education opportunities Health savings accounts, health‑care & dependent flexible spending accounts Employee assistance program, employee discount program Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status. Job Summary Shift: Days Job type: Part time Hours: (will be specified) – GENERAL DUTIES: The Clinical Manager is responsible for the day‑to‑day shift operations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He/she manages human resources at the unit level in a cost‑effective manner. The Clinical Manager promptly and fully investigates and resolves complaints of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians, advising management/administration appropriately. The Clinical Manager demonstrates an ability to respond and provide direction in changing workload during crisis and emergency situations. The Clinical Manager accepts responsibility for helping employees understand difficult administrative decisions. Responsibilities Obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs. Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development. Understand the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served. Ensure that a current criteria‑based job performance standard and applicable competencies exist for each member of the staff. Ensure that performance evaluations are completed in a timely fashion for both annual and probationary evaluations. Facilitate the appropriate completion and timely submission of human resource documentation. Appropriately counsel and discipline staff in a timely manner. Interview and hire staff. Coordinate timely attendance at hospital orientation and all mandatory continuing education programs for employees. Assure current, comprehensive, and timely department‑specific orientation for all new employees. Maintain current records on all employees at unit level to include yearly certification, current licensure, evidence of continuing education and compliance with unit competencies. Maintain an open communication with staff on organization, national health care and professional issues. Promote sound staffing practices by optimizing the utilization of human resources in line with established benchmarking and acuity data. Assess and assist in the implementation of staff development and cross training as needed. Support all hospital programs to include, but not limited to, risk management, safety, infection control. Perform the scheduling function. Facilitate unit workflow and teamwork. Assist in and understand YTD compliance with labor hour benchmark per unit of service. Act to facilitate interdepartmental interactions. Demonstrate effective problem‑solving. Assist in the completion of standards of care, policies, and procedures and ensure they are appropriate and current and have been reviewed with all staff members. Assist in the review and revision of policies and procedures as necessary, but not less often than every three years. Assist the Director in the development and accomplishment of department long and short‑term goals. Assist in the controls and monitor of supply costs to achieve flexible budgeted costs on a quarterly basis. Identify areas of cost savings through labor, supply utilization efficiencies, and communicate suggestions to Director. Maintain personal current knowledge and expertise in the specialty field of the department and of regulatory requirements. Assist in development of a department strategic plan. Facility and support the clinical strategic plan. Integrate PI into daily operations. Utilize PI philosophy in developing strategic directions. Assist in the collection of data for unit based improvement, and other ongoing reviews, which serve as quality trending. Obtain feedback on a regular basis from others within own and other departments. Collaborate with Director on mechanisms for improvement. Communicate self, staff concerns through proper written and verbal channels, and utilize problem‑solving skills to suggest mechanism for correction. Assist in the communicating, cooperating, and performing related duties with other members of the hospital staff in a courteous and efficient manner to actively contribute to overall hospital goals and objectives. Act as a team member within the department and within the organization. Demonstrate effective, positive, and responsible relationships with patients, families, medical director & key physicians, employees, management & administration, and related outside agencies. Assure timely follow up of patient, family, staff, and physician concerns after consultation with the Director and communicate outcome to Director. Qualifications Required: Current CA Registered Nurse License Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) Current American Heart Association BLS certification Current NRP certification Minimum of 3 years NICU clinical experience Demonstrated clinical competence and leadership skills Demonstrated ability to present self in a positive and professional manner Demonstrated management aptitude and experience The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Tenet participates in the E‑Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information. E‑Verify: Salary: $51.18 – $81.91 hourly. Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr