Nurse Manager - Inpatient / PACU

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunity for a Nurse Manager in our Inpatient and PACU departments. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.

Responsibilities

• The Nurse Manager provides leadership in working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.
• The Nurse Manager maintains clinical skills and acts as both a clinical leader and resource nurse, as well as, administrative leader, assuming 24-hour responsibility for the unit.
• Responsibilities include assessment, direction, planning, evaluating, and development of the In-patient Nursing and PACU divisions in coordination with the identified needs of patients and families.
• This position will be responsible for overseeing daily nursing practice in an assigned department to ensure that safe and appropriate care is provided.
• The Nurse Manager will collaborate actively with medical, administrative, and interdisciplinary leadership to ensure optimal patient care outcomes.

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree (BSN)

Active RN license in state of practice

5 years’ experience as a clinical nurse

5 years’ experience charge nurse / team lead

Critical care experience

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred:

1 year of pediatric and/or orthopedic experience

1 year experience in clinical research

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification