Manager Nursing Inpatient - Float Pool

Were searching for a Manager of Inpatient Nursing - Float Pool, someone whos ready to be part of the best ranked childrens 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.
The Float Pool team is comprised of Registered Nurses (RNs), Patient Care Assistants (PCAs), and Patient Observation Assistants (POAs). Team members and leaders collaborate closely with the House Supervisor team to provide comprehensive support across the medical center campus.
The Float Pool includes three specialized RN teams:
Flex Team
-Provides coverage across all Intensive Care Unit (ICU) units, Acute Care units, and the Emergency Center (EC).
Acute Care Team
-Supports all Acute Care units throughout the facility.
Critical Care Team
-Covers all ICU units, including the Emergency Center (EC), Bone Marrow Transplant unit, and Adult Congenital Heart unit.
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 3p - 11p
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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 organizations 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

Bachelors 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
Acute care or 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 Childrens 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 childrens 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 citys Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Childrens 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 Childrens Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Childrens Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Childrens Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to childrens care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Childrens 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 Childrens Health Plan, the nations first HMO focused on children; Texas Childrens Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Childrens 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 Childrens Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
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