Assistant Nurse Manager - NICU

FT - Rotation Day/Midnight 8 hour Shifts - Weekend rotation based on department needs required.

Newark, DE

ChristianaCare is currently seeking an Assistant Nurse Manager for our NICU at Christiana Hospital. In this role, the Assistant Nurse Manager will assist in the clinical and administrative activities of the department in order to ensure patients the provision of quality care.

Join our NICU team to make your outstanding contributions towards your profession and supporting the community we serve. We contribute significantly towards our nurses' growth within the organization. Our NICU team provides couplet care to better meet the needs of the patients and families we serve.

ChristianaCare, a Magnet(r) organization, is the greater Philadelphia region's only hospital to make this year's Truven Health Analytics list of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. and is the only major teaching hospital in the nation to win the Everest Award consecutively in both 2015 and 2016. ChristianaCare ranks at the top in volume among leading health care systems, with only 20 hospitals in the U.S. having more admissions. We operate the only Level I trauma center between Philadelphia and Baltimore. ChristianaCare is the only delivering hospital with a Perinatal High Risk Center in Delaware with a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which offers 70 beds, nic-view cameras and cares for 1,200 newborns per year. Supporting our partners throughout the state, ChristianaCare has offered advanced neonatal care for 25 years, including neonatal air and ground transport services.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervises all nursing and technical personnel: Assesses competency of staff, oversees daily staffing and scheduling needs of department, evaluate staff performance, counsel/coach staff member as needed.
• Participates in hiring, promotion, and termination decisions.
• Functions as role model, demonstrating quality expertise and professional behaviors.
• Directs, mentors and supports all levels of staff.
• Develops, implements and monitors performance improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Identifies and develops strategies to improve the overall knowledge base and professionalism of staff.
• Analyzes administrative and operational functions; implements appropriate changes and system wide improvements.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Master's degree in Nursing required or must commit to obtaining within 5 years from date of hire.
• Five years' appropriate clinical experience in nursing required.
• Previous experience working in the NICU preferred.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Appropriate clinical certification required.

EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.