Description
Assistant Nurse Manager, Pediatrics
US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID: 2026-37952
Position Category: Nursing-Leadership
Job Type: Unclassified Administrative
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Doernbecher Children's Hospital - Pediatrics (ICU and Acute Care positions available)
Posting Salary Range: $103,334 - $175,614 salary range
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: M-F pm/evening flexible and Sat/Sun as needed per department needs.
Posting Hours: M-F pm/evening flexible and Sat/Sun as needed per department needs.
Drug Testable: Yes
LinkedIn Job Code: #LI-SC1
Department Overview
Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital is looking for two different Assistant Nurse Manager in Pediatrics positions:
- a) one in the PICU/Transport area and
- b) the other in the Pediatric Acute Care Surgical department
As the first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, we offer:
- Comprehensive, family-entered care for everything from primary pediatrics to the most complex conditions
- Access to cutting-edge research and innovation through our deep integration with Oregon Health & Science University
- A collaborative, mission-driven environment where equity, excellence, and innovation drive everything we do
We're proud to be:
- A Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
- Magnet designated facility
- Oregon's only Academic Health Center
- A regional destination for advanced care in oncology, neonatology, and craniofacial medicine
- A hospital that believes in the power of nurse leaders to drive change
Are you ready to begin your career in nursing leadership? Are you passionate about pediatric critical care or pediatric acute care? Come join the fight! It's such a worthy cause.
These are the individual Assistant Nurse Manager positions we have open:
You may also contact Staci Crane at cranest@ohsu.edu for more information.
Function/Duties of PositionRelocation available for this position.
The Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is a registered nurse (RN) who is responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The ANM, in association with the Nurse Manager, is responsible for the managerial and leadership functions within a patient environment. The ANM functions primarily on evening and nightshift hours to provide operational oversight, consistency and continuity. The ANM partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with regulatory standards, and administrative and clinical policies and procedures. The ANM performs managerial activities, and demonstrates effective leadership behaviors including performing evaluations, employee mentoring, coaching, and performance management. The ANM implements quality and safety initiatives, engages in process improvement, ensures adherence to bargaining unit agreements and human resource management. The ANM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff.
The ANM's decisions and actions are based on ethical principles as outlined by the American Nurses Association. The ANM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics, then Oregon State Board Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The ANM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
Responsible for operational, quality, human resources, financial, strategic and clinical direction under the Nurse Manager. Works cooperatively and supportively with all staff and interdisciplinary team members to provide patient satisfaction, and high quality, safe care of patients. Maintains clinical competency in acute care nursing to provide occasional nursing responsibilities to support daily operations. Participates in projects and improvement initiatives in alignment with the OHSU Tier one priorities and Strategic Plan.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years relevant clinical with strong leadership experience such as charge nurse role
- BSN or higher degree in nursing
- Unencumered Oregon RN License
- BLS for healthcare provider
- Specialty certification Job Specific (ACLS, NRP, etc.)
Additional Details
- Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Paid time off = 208 hours per year
- Extended illness bank- 64 hours per year
- 9 paid holidays per year
- Three weeks of paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance program (up to 5k)
- Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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