Assistant Nurse Manager, Pediatric Acute Care Surgical at Oregon Health & Science University – Portland, Oregon

Assistant Nurse Manager, Pediatric Acute Care Surgical

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2025-35572
Position Category: Nursing-Leadership
Job Type: Unclassified Administrative
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Pediatric Acute Care
Posting Salary Range: $103,334 - $175,614 salary range
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday-Friday
Posting Hours: Evenings and any other coverage as necessary
HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes
LinkedIn Job Code: #LI-SC1

Department Overview

At OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, we go beyond care — we transform lives. Located in vibrant Portland, Oregon, Doernbecher is Oregon’s premier pediatric academic medical center, delivering world-class care, advancing groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of pediatric healthcare leaders.

As the first full-service children’s hospital in the Pacific Northwest, we offer:

*Comprehensive, family-centered 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:

*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

As an Assistant Nurse Manager, you will lead unit nurses with very complex patient cases and be looked up to as a resource. Bring your purpose. Lead with impact. Grow with us.

Read more about Doernbecher Children’s Hospital here: https://www.ohsu.edu/doernbecher

Function/Duties of 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.

OHSU has great benefits:

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents for .75 FTE and higher
• $50K 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 (full-time)
• Extended illness bank- 64 hours per year, prorated for part-time
• 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)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Two (2) years of relevant clinical nursing experience in a related specialty, including
  demonstrated leadership responsibilities required. (e.g., charge nurse, preceptor, supervisor,
  or equivalent).
• Unencumbered Oregon Registered Nurse (RN) license (or ability to obtain prior to hire).
• BLS by the American Heart Association required.
• ACLS by the American Heart Association required.
• Leadership/specialty certification (e.g., NE-BC, CNML, or clinical specialty) within two (2) years of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing or a related field
• Previous management experience