Manager of Nursing - Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

We are searching for a Nurse Manager with our Texas Children's Outpatient Ambulatory Clinic someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you’ll maintain accountability for clinical and personnel activities and to provide support to the Director, Medical Director and Practice Administrator for outpatient clinic operations. As our Patient Care Manager, you will participate in the delivery of high quality, family-centered and developmentally appropriate patient care at the clinic level. Lastly, you will provide leadership to direct clinic patient flow, staffing and clinical quality in collaboration with physician and administrative outpatient leaders.

Requirements

Current RN Licensure by the Texas Board of Nurses
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
Two (2) years of nursing experience required
Basic Life Support required (American Heart Association)

Responsibilities

Coordinates and collaborates outpatient clinical operations and 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 health care team and works to eliminate communication barriers
Serves as a liaison between physicians, families, nursing staff and ancillary departments
Monitors current and projected patient volumes and clinical processes via data collection and observation
Effectively and succinctly compiles, analyzes, and presents data to diagnose process improvement opportunities and goals to team and department
Uses data to make decisions for staffing effectiveness
Observes, identifies, and addresses human resources issues for assigned staff
Coaches, counsels and develops staff to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care
Maintains clinical competency by ensuring that the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of the patient are met within a Family-Centered care environment
Supports the implementation of clinic goals (in collaboration with physician and clinic leadership) and communication of the organization’s strategic plan to staff
Participates in clinic-based quality initiatives for the purpose of developing and monitoring clinical outcomes that demonstrate nursing excellence
Provides direct patient care to support outpatient clinical operations and patient flow