Assistant Nurse Manager; NURSE SVC SUPV

Job Summary

Assistant Nurse Managers are Registered Nurses who are responsible for the operations of the nursing unit over a specific time period. The Assistant Nurse Manager must have a strong foundation of clinical knowledge and skills on which to base judgments and decisions, organizing abilities to direct nursing tasks and operations, and interpersonal skills to facilitate communication and the work of others.

The Assistant Nurse Manager accepts responsibility for and is accountable for his/her own nursing practice. The Assistant Nurse Manager also seeks out and pursues opportunities for learning and assumes responsibility for their own self development. A registered nurse who assumes the role of Assistant Nurse Manager must be knowledgeable and skilled in performing the role. The three fundamental responsibilities for the Assistant Nurse Manager include planning, coordinating, and evaluating unit nursing activities.

In addition, the Assistant Nurse Manager identifies and implements nursing interventions and evaluates results for a wide variety of patient populations, directs and acts as a resource to other members of the nursing team as assigned, and promotes compliance and support for policies. The primary responsibility for this position consists of providing total, comprehensive, continuous patient-centered care, which includes assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care, delivering direct patient care, ensuring patient satisfaction, training, and delegating duties, and adhering to university policies and procedures as well as federal, state, and local regulations.

Autonomous nursing care is the ability of a nurse to assess and provide nursing actions as appropriate for patient care populations based on competency, professional expertise, and knowledge. The nurse is expected to practice autonomously consistent with American Nurse's Standard of Practice and Professional Performance. Independent judgment is expected to be exercised within the context of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.

Apply By Date: January 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST.

• Valid California Registered Nurse License without restriction
• American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS), or UC Davis Health CPR
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Two (2) years of recent nursing experience in an acute care setting
• One (1) year of recent pediatrics nursing experience
• Experience in training and mentoring staff
• Experience in managing priorities involved in a patient care unit
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Ability to utilize medical terminology appropriately
• Knowledge of current trends in nursing
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in patient care
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate accountability and professionalism
• Ability to adapt to change in a positive, professional, and productive manner
• Knowledge of legal implications in clinical practice and documentation
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, taking into consideration protective interventions, development (behavioral and physical) and physiological characteristics specific to the patients

• American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Association for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) certification, or Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON)
• Pediatric Nursing Certification (PED-BC) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree, or equivalent experience/training

• 60% - Nursing Process and Practice
• 25% - Leadership and Management
• 5% - Professional Development
• 5% - Quality
• 5% - Nursing Research

Registered Nurses in the Patient Care Services, Nursing department at UC Davis Medical Center provide care to pediatric patients with a variety of medical and surgical needs.…