Pediatric Nurse Director Heart Center

Intermountain Health

5d • $59 - $90 • Onsite

About The Position

The Heart Center at Primary Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized, high acuity, high volume program providing lifesaving care to children and young adults with the most complex congenital and acquired heart disease and serving as the only comprehensive congenital heart program across the Intermountain West. Ranked 12th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2025, the Heart Center delivers coordinated, family centered care across the full continuum, from fetal diagnosis to adult congenital and transplant care, supported by more than 60 University of Utah clinicians and over 600 Intermountain Health caregivers. With more than 20 subspecialty programs and among the highest pediatric cardiac volumes in the country, nursing leadership is central to achieving exceptional outcomes, advancing evidence based practice, and ensuring seamless care across inpatient, procedural, ambulatory, and outreach settings. The Nurse Director plays a pivotal role in unifying cardiac clinical operations across Primary Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah, aligning practice, culture, and strategy to deliver integrated, high quality care and improve the lives of children and families across the region. This position provides leadership and operational direction to a designated service line or group of departments at a facility. It involves working with the Chief Nursing Officer and other management to ensure optimal patient care, financial goals, and leadership development. The role has regional accountability or responsibility for multiple departments and typically reports to the Chief Nursing Officer. Job duties are distributed as follows: 20% Tactical (staffing, equipment, employee relations), 50% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, process improvement, performance evaluations), and 30% Strategic (developing goals, holding employees accountable).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• 3 years of management experience and 2 years of clinical experience.
• Skills Leadership Communication Problem-solving Financial acumen Clinical knowledge Resource management Patient safety Mentorship Community outreach

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified) must be obtained within 4 years of hire.
• Experience in the area of oversight
• Specialty Certification

Responsibilities

• Champions the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion, in line with current practice standards.
• Facilitates collaborative decision-making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit.
• Provides resources effectively for department managers to meet financial goals of department.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Ensures competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• Accountable for the implementation of clinical program protocols, and that ongoing monitoring and process improvement occurs to assure goals are achieved.
• Collaborates with medical director and system colleagues in the development and implementation of clinical program goals.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.
• Serves as an exemplary figure for employees within all facets of providing patient care.
• Monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not-for-profit organizations.

Benefits

• With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity.
• The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary.
• Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.
• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution.
• The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees