Manager Nursing Inpatient - PICU

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston seeks a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - PICU to lead clinical and staffing operations, ensuring high-quality, family-centered care for critically ill children. You will maintain shift accountability, support the Assistant Clinical Director, and drive unit goals while partnering with physicians, families, and the broader health care team.

The role requires BSN, Texas RN license, BLS, and leadership experience in pediatric critical care; a strong focus on

Qualifications

• BSN required and RN licensure in Texas or compact
• BLS certification required by AHA
• Leadership/specialty certification preferred (within 1 year)
• Minimum 2 years nursing experience
• Pediatric critical care experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical competency across physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs.
• Monitor patient throughput to ensure safe, quality, efficient care.
• Collaborate with care team to achieve outcomes and coordinate across the continuum.
• Address HR issues; coach and develop nursing staff to ensure high-quality care.
• Monitor staffing and resources to meet patient care needs.
• Support unit goals and communicate the organization’s strategic plan to staff.
• Participate in unit quality initiatives to monitor nursing outcomes.

Skills

RN Licensure

BLS Certification

Nursing Leadership Cert

Pediatric Critical Care

2+ years nursing experience

Education

BSN degree

Job description

Job Description

We’re searching for a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - PICU, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will maintain shift accountability for clinical and personnel activities and provide support to the Assistant Clinical Director.

We’re searching for a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - PICU, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will maintain shift accountability for clinical and personnel activities and provide support to the Assistant Clinical Director.

The Manager of Inpatient Nursing participates in the delivery of high quality, family-centered, and developmentally appropriate patient care at the unit level.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains clinical competency by ensuring that the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of the patient are met within a family-centered care environment.
• Monitors and facilitates patient throughput to ensure the delivery of safe quality and efficient care.
• Coordinates and collaborates with patient care needs with appropriate members of the healthcare team to achieve desired clinical outcomes and management of care across the continuum. Demonstrates effective communication skills with the health care team and work to eliminate communication barriers. Serves as a liaison between physicians, families, nursing staff, and ancillary departments.
• Observes, identifies, and addresses human resources issues for assigned staff. Coaches, counsels, and develops nursing staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
• Supports the implementation of unit goals and communication of the organization’s strategic plan to staff.
• Participates in unit-based quality initiatives for the purpose of developing and monitoring clinical outcomes that demonstrate nursing excellence.
  

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing (BSN) required
• RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact required
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association required
• Certification in specialty-specific area or nursing leadership, with completion of certification within 1 year of assuming the role preferred
• 2 years Nursing experience required
• Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Experience Highly Preferred

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state‑of‑the‑art facility providing world‑class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after‑hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.