Assistant Nurse Manager, DCH Pediatric Acute Care Surgical (PACS)

Department Overview

Three time Magnet designated Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (DCH), part of Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), is a regional referral center in Portland Oregon for acute and critically ill children. At Doernbecher, pediatric acute care nurses provide state-of-the-art, high-quality, innovative, and compassionate family-centered nursing care.

DCH Pediatric Acute Care Surgical unit is a 24 bed acute care unit that cares for post-operative pediatric patients across the age continuum. The majority of children we care for are admitted by General Surgery, Urology, ENT, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Cardiology. Our vision is to face all endeavors with a growth mindset and people centered approach to provide excellent patient care and support a healthy work environment. We are a people-centered, interdisciplinary, team-based system of coordinated patient care. The team provides individualized, excellent care for all pediatric patients by working together with departments & specialists across DCH and OHSU to ensure every patient and family receives the right care, at the right place and right time by the right people.

Function/Duties of Position

This position comes with a 5% shift differential.

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, the 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.

Required Qualifications

• BSN or higher degree in nursing


• Minimum of 2 years relevant clinical experience with strong charge nurse experience


• Unencumbered Oregon RN License


• BLS for healthcare provider


• Specialty certification


• Job Specific (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc.)


• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing or a related field


• Previous managementexperience


• Nurse executive certification

Additional Details

Comprehensive benefits package.

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Location: Portland, OR, US

Posted Date: 11/24/2024