Manager Nursing Inpatient - Emergency Center

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.
• Makes sure patients move through the system safely and efficiently to deliver high-quality, safe, and efficient care.
• Works with other healthcare professionals to meet patient care needs and achieve desired outcomes.
• Communicates effectively with the healthcare team and works to overcome communication barriers.
• Serves as a bridge between doctors, families, nurses, and other departments.
• Monitors and addresses human resource issues for the assigned staff.
• Trains, coaches, and develops nursing staff to ensure they provide high-quality patient care.
• Ensures staffing and resources align with patient care needs.
• Supports the implementation of unit goals and communicates the organization's strategic plan to staff.
• Participates in unit-based quality initiatives to improve clinical outcomes.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• RN - Registered Nurses licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact required.
• BLS - Basic Life Support certified by the American Heart Association required.
• Certification in a specialty-specific area or nursing leadership, with completion of certification within 1 year of assuming the role preferred.
• Two years of Emergency Center Nursing experience required.
• Formal leadership experience highly preferred.
• Pediatric emergency center nursing experience highly preferred.

About Us

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built, and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, the hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab, and a full-scale pharmacy. Texas Children’s is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all successful candidates to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.