About this role
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. 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 children’s 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 city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
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.
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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.
At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values of Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. You’ll provide frontline leadership and operational oversight for an inpatient clinical area, helping drive clinical excellence, staff engagement, efficient operations, and high-quality, family-centered patient care.
• Maintains clinical competency and ensures patient physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs are met in a family-centered care environment • Monitors and facilitates patient throughput to support safe, high-quality, and efficient care • Coordinates patient care with physicians, nursing staff, ancillary departments, patients, families, and other health care team members • Serves as a liaison among physicians, families, nursing staff, and ancillary departments to support communication and desired clinical outcomes • Observes, identifies, and addresses human resources concerns for assigned staff • Coaches, counsels, and develops nursing staff to support high-quality patient care and professional growth • Monitors productivity and aligns staffing and resources with patient care needs • Supports unit goals and communicates organizational strategy to staff • Participates in unit-based quality initiatives and monitors clinical outcomes that demonstrate nursing excellence
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required • Three years of nursing experience required • Registered Nurse license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or through the Nursing Licensure Compact required • Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required • Magnet-recognized certification required within one year of entering the role 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.