Manager Nursing Inpatient - PICU/Float Pool
Company: Texas Childrens Hospital
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 4, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description We're searching for a Manager of Inpatient
Nursing - PICU/Float Pool, someone who's ready to be part of the
best ranked children's 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 Nurse Manager participates in the
delivery of high quality, family-centered, and developmentally
appropriate patient care at the unit level. Think you've got what
it takes? 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 organization's 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 - Bachelor's
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 - 5 years of
pediatric critical care nursing 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 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 in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station,
Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot
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
including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a
pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. 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.
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