PICU Nursing Manager: Family-Centered Leadership

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TCH Medical Center in Houston, TX is hiring a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - PICU. This role maintains shift accountability for clinical and personnel activities and supports the Assistant Clinical Director.

The Manager participates in delivering high-quality, family-centered, developmentally appropriate care at the unit level and leads nursing excellence across the unit. Respiratory fit testing is required for all successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) is required.
• RN license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact is required.
• BLS certification by the American Heart Association is required.
• Certification in a specialty area or nursing leadership with completion within 1 year is preferred.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience is required.
• Pediatric Critical Care Nursing experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains clinical competency and meets physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs in a family-centered environment.
• Monitors patient throughput to ensure safe, high-quality, efficient care.
• Collaborates with the health care team to meet patient care needs and communicates effectively; acts as liaison among physicians, families, nursing staff, and ancillary departments.
• Observes and addresses human resources issues; coaches and develops nursing staff to ensure high-quality care.
• Monitors staffing and resources to align with patient care needs.
• Supports unit goals and communicates the organization’s strategic plan to staff.
• Participates in unit-based quality initiatives to monitor clinical outcomes and nursing excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical nursing

Staff development

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

TCH Medical Center in Houston, TX is hiring a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - PICU. This role maintains shift accountability for clinical and personnel activities and supports the Assistant Clinical Director.

The Manager participates in delivering high-quality, family-centered, developmentally appropriate care at the unit level and leads nursing excellence across the unit. Respiratory fit testing is required for all successful candidates.