ICU Assistant Nurse Manager

ICU Assistant Nurse Manager

Job Summary and Responsibilities Up to 10k Sign On Bonus for all Benefited positions!

Up to 10k Relocation offered for new hires!

Per policy current employees are not eligible.

As our Assistant Nurse Manager, you will be a visionary leader, setting the standard for exceptional patient care and empowering our teams to achieve unparalleled clinical excellence. Every day, you will passionately advocate for your team, translating their insights into actionable strategies that uplift both staff and patient experiences. To thrive in this pivotal role, you will embody confident leadership, master tough conversations with grace, and excel as an educator at heart. Your exceptional communication will transform every interaction into a powerful opportunity to elevate understanding and drive our shared mission for superior patient outcomes.

• Maintains standards for professional staff behavior in the department. Provides staff with constructive feedback on performance in a timely manner. Utilizes the hospital HR policy on progressive corrective action to address staff issues not resolved. Models professional behavior and collaboration for staff. Actively creates a fair and just culture. Actively supports leadership in shared goals.
• Seeks opportunities for staff development in a variety of aspects in the clinical setting. Assesses staff knowledge level. Identifies learning needs of staff. Coordinates education opportunities for staff and schedules appropriately. Coordinates orientation for new staff.
• Monitors staff adherence to assignments and duties. Delegates appropriate activities to responsible staff. Uses acuity system for staffing and patient care assignments.
• Able to effectively manage personnel relating to productivity. Flexes staff to meet census levels and productivity goals. Assigns breaks and lunches to staff and ensures compliance. Takes actions to assure staff is able to complete patient care within limits of shift. Maintains overtime approval process Reviews and maintains supply usage
• Knowledgeable of all regulatory agency standards for patient and staff requirements. Provides staff education to standards. Monitors for staff compliance and adherence to requirements. Conducts or assigns monthly audits to ensure compliance.
• Uses applicable computer programs to enhance patient and employee communication.

Job Requirements Up to 10k Sign On Bonus for all Benefited positions!

Up to 10k Relocation offered for new hires!

Per policy current employees are not eligible.

Required

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire and
• Requires a minimum of one year experience in a leadership role (i.e., relief Charge Nurse). and
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and
• At least two years clinical experience within speciality unit

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

Nursing excellence starts with you.

Are you a career fit with our CommonSpirit Health culture? To understand how we are structured, we believe in some core philosophies with the following:

We will be stronger together, achieving excellence in all we do, collaborating across the fields and growing our collective knowledge

We will let humankindness guide us as we treat every person with holistic, personalized care for the body, mind and spirit.

We will advance the science and art of nursing as innovative leaders who demonstrate the power of evidence-based, compassionate care. If you believe in working together with humankindness for all to advance the science and art of nursing - then you have found your career fit with us!

"Our hope is that you will always feel inspired, knowing you truly are the heart and soul of CommonSpirit."

– Kathleen D. Sanford, EVP, Chief Nursing Officer

Success Profile

What makes a successful ICU Assistant Nurse Manager at Dominican Hospital?

• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Efficient
• Good Listener
• Organized
• Problem-Solver

Your Potential Career Path

This is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

Our Total Reward offerings

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.

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CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at View phone number on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.