Novant Health

Nurse Manager - Pediatrics

Novant Health • $80K — $95K *
Wilmington, NC 28403In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing required, graduate degree preferred.
  • Two years of leadership experience preferred, with three years of clinical RN experience in an acute care setting.
  • Current RN licensure in appropriate state required.
  • Certification in specialized practice areas preferred.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory standards, budgeting, staffing, and quality improvement processes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and operational oversight for pediatric units.
  • Direct daily clinical operations for safe, high-quality patient care.
  • Supervise, coach, and evaluate nursing and support staff.
  • Manage staffing, productivity, and workforce planning.
  • Promote compliance with clinical and organizational standards.
  • Monitor quality metrics, patient satisfaction, and safety indicators.
  • Lead initiatives for quality improvement in pediatric care.

Benefits

  • Ongoing education and professional development opportunities.
  • Support for maintaining licenses and certifications.
  • Promotes a culture of diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement.
  • Involvement in evidence-based practice initiatives.
  • Leadership in emergency preparedness efforts.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do

  • Provide overall leadership and operational oversight for pediatric inpatient and/or outpatient units.
  • Direct daily clinical operations to ensure safe, high-quality, family-centered patient care.
  • Supervise, coach, mentor, and evaluate nursing staff, charge nurses, and support personnel.
  • Manage staffing schedules, productivity, and workforce planning to ensure appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios.
  • Promote compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards, including Joint Commission requirements.
  • Monitor patient outcomes, quality metrics, patient satisfaction scores, and safety indicators.
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on pediatric patient care, safety, and clinical outcomes.
  • Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, case managers, and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Oversee departmental budgets, resource utilization, supply management, and fiscal performance.
  • Recruit, onboard, retain, and develop nursing talent to support workforce stability and engagement.
  • Ensure staff competency through ongoing education, training, certifications, and professional development.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement.
  • Manage performance improvement plans, employee relations issues, and corrective actions when necessary.
  • Support evidence-based practice initiatives and implementation of pediatric care best practices.
  • Coordinate patient throughput, admissions, discharges, and bed management activities.
  • Respond to patient, family, and staff concerns and facilitate service recovery when needed.
  • Lead emergency preparedness efforts and ensure readiness for pediatric emergencies and critical events.

What We're Looking For

  • Education: 4 Year / Bachelor's degree, required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
    • Graduate Degree, preferred.
  • Experience: Two years demonstrated leadership experience, preferred.
    • Three years clinical RN experience in an acute care setting, preferred.
  • Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
    • NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required.
    • Board certification in area of practice, preferred.
  • Additional Skills (required): Understands and applies: current and future trends/practice in area of responsibility; regulatory and governing standards, policies and procedures; information systems and software used in area of responsibility; equipment used in performing assigned duties; application of safety and infection control policies and procedures; skills in interviewing and selection process; understanding of budgeting, staffing, payroll and purchasing processes; implementation of competency, feedback, development and progressive discipline processes; teambuilding, conflict management, and interpersonal relationship skills; principles of adult learning and teaching methods/models; decision making, project leadership and consultation, delegation and communication skills; customer needs and expectations and knowledge for improvement to exceed customer expectations; principles of change management.

Job Opening ID

163776

About Novant Health

Novant Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system that serves patients and communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The organization includes 15 medical centers and more than 1,600 physicians and specialists. Novant Health is committed to providing high-quality care and improving the health of its communities through innovative programs and services. The organization is also dedicated to advancing medical research and education, and has partnerships with several leading academic institutions. Novant Health has received numerous awards and recognitions for its clinical excellence and patient-centered care.
Learn more about Novant Health
Size
35,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1997
* Ladders Estimates

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