Manager of Nursing - Pediatric Dialysis and Apheresis

We’re searching for a Manager of Inpatient Nursing, 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 Patient Care Manager participates in the delivery of high quality, family-centered, and developmentally appropriate patient care at the unit level.

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Qualifications: 

•    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 (experience in dialysis and apheresis) 
 

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.

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 Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

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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.