Director I Nursing, Inpatient - ACHD/CPCU

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with staff, medical, and unit leadership to ensure clinical excellence within a family-centered care environment.
• Utilizes multiple sources of information and reports to identify trends and develop action plans.
• Participates as a full partner with the Medical Director and healthcare provider team to ensure cohesive department communication.
• Demonstrates astute fiscal accountability by managing and justifying resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, and capital.
• Facilitates collaboration and cooperation among diverse groups, people, and professional disciplines to achieve desired results.
• Facilitates staff participation and participates in Quality Outcomes Program and/or unit-based quality initiatives to develop and monitor exemplary clinical outcomes.
• Commits to the ongoing development of self, unit leadership team, and staff to achieve professional goals.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Business, or Healthcare Field
• RN - License
• BLS - Certification
• Average daily census for ACHD unit: 11
• Average daily census for CPCU unit: 38
• 3 years' experience in management/leadership

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. We are consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. 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.