Pediatric PREPARE Manager

Job Description

Involved in ensuring optimal patient outcomes through effective leadership and / or provision of patient care delivery in assigned nursing unit(s) or area(s). Promotes environment for a shared voice in nursing practice and exchange of ideas to continually improve nursing and patient care outcomes. Accountable for the quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Consults and collaborates with other health care professionals to coordinate the management of patient care. Serves as a resource to staff, physicians, students and others.

Manages nursing and administrative operations in specific patient care areas. Implements changes to patient workflows and operational processes. Maintains 24 hour line management responsibility for the administration of fiscal, material and human resources. Direct reports are typically supervisor level.

The Prepare Clinic consists of clinical staff who evaluate adult and pediatric patients for readiness for anesthesia and surgery to ensure all necessary tests are completed before the day of surgery. The Prepare Clinic spans all Adult, Pediatric, Ambulatory, and Network UCSF campuses.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing - Minimum of two years of nursing management and leadership experience in a large, complex academic healthcare environment or equivalent experience - Demonstrated hospital management skills, with progressive expertise in patient care services. Knowledge to manage disaster incidents, critical events and ability to problem solve with critical thinking skills - Strong interpersonal skills to create and maintain a climate for effective communication and collaborative decision making - Strong leadership, fiscal and operations management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management and staff from all disciplines. Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, collaboration and consistent achievement of objectives - Knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology and patient care workflows and processes - Demonstrated knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as related legislative, accreditation, licensing and compliance environments Preferred Qualifications: - Master's Degree in Nursing - Certification in relevant area Required License/Certification: - Registered Nurse in the State of California - Active American Heart Association BLS Certification - Active American Heart Association PALS Certification