Pediatric Director of Nursing

Summit Healthcare Staffing is looking to hire a Director of Nursing for our client. This is a respected pediatric skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility focusing on long‑term care. We need an experienced clinical leader to oversee our nursing team and ensure the highest standard of specialized care for our young residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical Leadership: Provide strong, hands-on leadership across all pediatric nursing operations, including complex long-term care, specialized ventilator/tracheostomy programs, and transitional care, ensuring exceptional outcomes for our children.
• Direct Advocacy & Care: Actively participate in pediatric patient care, including specialized assessments, pediatric care planning, clinical decision-making, and modeling best practices for the nursing team.
• Team Mentorship: Manage, mentor, and inspire the nursing staff, fostering professional growth, pediatric competencies, accountability, and a culture of teamwork and excellence.
• Operational Oversight: Oversee staffing, scheduling, and pediatric resource allocation to ensure units are safely staffed and clinical operations run efficiently.
• Regulatory Compliance: Implement, monitor, and enforce policies, procedures, and pediatric regulatory standards to maintain strict compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Partner closely with therapy (PT/OT/ST), child life specialists, social work, and pediatric dietary teams to optimize holistic child development and care satisfaction.
• Quality & Safety Metrics: Monitor and analyze clinical performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives that elevate pediatric quality, safety, and infection control.
• Family-Centered Communication: Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for parents and legal guardians, addressing questions, concerns, and care planning discussions with deep empathy and professionalism.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead pediatric quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) initiatives to constantly strengthen care standards and operational performance.

• Licensure: Active and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
• Leadership Experience: Proven leadership experience in a pediatric skilled nursing facility, pediatric specialized hospital, or complex pediatric home health setting (e.g., Clinical Manager, ADON, or DON).
• Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on clinical ability in pediatric nursing (vent/trach care, g-tubes, neurodevelopmental disorders) with a willingness to engage directly in patient care when needed.
• Strong Bed Side Manner: Understand how to handle parents who are trying to navigate this difficult time.
• Compliance Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of pediatric nursing standards, state/federal regulatory compliance, QA processes, and patient safety initiatives.
• People Skills: Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities, capable of motivating and guiding a diverse team of nursing professionals.
• Staff Development: Experience with staff development, pediatric competencies, performance management, and operational oversight, including budgeting and resource planning.

• Competitive Salary: Starting at $180,000 annually , commensurate with experience.
• Benefits Package including health insurance.