Director, Pediatric ICU
About The Position
Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking an experienced nursing leader to oversee its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Inova Children’s Hospital, the only unit of its kind in Northern Virginia. This multidisciplinary, Level I PICU provides advanced technology and highly specialized critical care for critically ill and injured patients from birth through age 21. The PICU is recognized for delivering exceptional care to some of the region’s most medically complex and fragile children and has earned national recognition, including the AACCN Beacon Silver Award for Pediatric Critical Care Excellence (2016–2019). The Director Clinical Specialty oversees assigned department or functional area to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include preparing and implementing business strategy, ensuring legal compliance, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, managing employment decisions and contributions of supporting team members, and managing departmental budget and fiscal success. This role serves as a primary liaison and information resource for the unit, overseeing the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment to produce excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Certification - Basic Life Support & PALS upon start
- Licensure - Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse
- 1 year of leadership experience and 2 years of acute care nursing experience, leadership experience may include RN Unit Supervisor Role, dedicated charge nurse or Assistant Nurse Manager or equivalent role
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading a PICU, pediatric critical-care service, or similarly high-acuity unit.
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing leadership or supervisory experience, preferably in critical care or pediatrics.
Responsibilities
- Supports and assists appropriately in Inova Health System's strategic initiatives. Identifies opportunities for growth and provides input to the design and implementation of growth initiatives at the unit level.
- Facilitates the development and revision of standards for patient populations by incorporating an interdisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices and research findings.
- Assists in the development and monitoring of metrics related to process improvement at the unit level by using national and organizational benchmarks that target evidence-based outcomes. Ensures that benchmark targets and research findings are disseminated to staff.
- Analyzes practices that contribute to variances, draws conclusions from aggregate data, identifies resources to assist in variance analysis and assists with drawing conclusions from aggregate data.
- Participates in risk and liability assessments. Develops and implements corrective action plans. Facilitates the implementation of a non-punitive error reporting system to encourage mitigation of unsafe practice. Participates in the analysis of root cause and variation from quality standards.
- Develops and implements unit-based plans related to patient and physician satisfaction on a quarterly basis. Assists with IRCA completion and implementation of corrective action plans at the unit level.
Benefits
- professional development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
