Nurse Manager Intensive Care Unit

About the Role

This position involves managing and supervising nursing departments, collaborating with nursing leaders and other facility managers to ensure excellent patient care, achieve financial objectives, and foster leadership development. The Nurse Manager is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit. Responsibilities are distributed as follows:

• 50% Tactical (day-to-day activities like staffing and equipment availability)
• 40% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, and employee performance evaluations)
• 10% Strategic (developing goals to meet the Intermountain/Regional Strategic Plan and holding employees accountable to these goals)

There are two scope levels for this role:

• Nurse Manager (Level 1): Manages fewer than 50 headcount or a department operating Monday through Friday.
• Nurse Manager-Complex (Level 2): Manages more than 50 headcount, more than 2 departments, or a department operating 24/7.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the clinical nursing environment, contribute to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and standards of care.
• Facilitate collaborative problem-solving, advocate for resources, and promote shared decision-making.
• Implement the organization's vision and values while managing budgets and ensuring employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and competency verification.
• Champion the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion.
• Facilitate collaborative decision-making and uphold professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budgets for the unit.
• Model and foster an environment of professionalism and employee engagement.
• Ensure a competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, including hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• Ensure new skill training and ongoing competency verification through mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
• Evaluate staff competency through performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinate performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state, and regulatory bodies (e.g., Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL).
• Facilitate the use of resources such as nurse practitioners and other specialty roles.
• Promote the integration of Healing Commitments and Healing Connections within all facets of patient care.
• Monitor and improve patient satisfaction using service metrics and national benchmarks.
• Partner with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Support the Nurse Director in overseeing and facilitating the activities of student nurses.
• Encourage staff participation in community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs, and advisory boards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred within 60 days of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must complete Intermountain Health's required leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting the position.
• 2 years of clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree and previous ICU experience.
• Specialty Certification.
• Demonstrated experience in the area of oversight.

Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Financial acumen
• Clinical knowledge
• Resource management
• Patient safety
• Mentorship
• Community outreach

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information, alarms, and needs quickly and accurately, especially during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment, including frequent computer use and typing for documentation and medication preparation.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining/distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms with equipment and power cords on the floor.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for extended periods.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle, which includes sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Schedule

Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with a 24/7 obligation to the department.

Pay

The hourly range for this position is $51.73 - $79.87, dependent upon experience.

Benefits

Intermountain Health provides a comprehensive benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster wellness, including health, happiness, security, connection, and engagement. Learn more about our benefits.

Location

Primary location: LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.