Nurse Manager-Children's Emergency Department
You'll lead all nursing and ancillary staff in an assigned clinical area. University of Mississippi Medical Center is an academic medical center.
Posted Oct 9 · 5 years of experience
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Children's Emergency Department · Hospital Nurse Manager-Children's Emergency Department
- License
- RN licenseValid RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Valid RN license Valid RN license.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor's degree in nursing and five (5) years of RN experience, two (2) of those years in a leadership role.
- Experience
- Five years of RN experience
- Experience
- Two of the five years in a leadership role
- Also asks
- Knowledge of nursing and patient care standards and procedures Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
- Also asks
- Verbal and written communication skills Verbal and written communication skills.
- Also asks
- Interpersonal skills Interpersonal skills.
- Also asks
- Detail oriented Detail oriented.
- Also asks
- Analytical and conceptual skills Analytical and conceptual skills.
- Also asks
- Leadership and management skills Leadership and management skills.
- Also asks
- Project management skills, including managing resources Project management skills including the ability to effectively manage resources.
Preferred
- Experience
- Clinical experience in the area to be managed Prefer clinical experience in area to be supervised/managed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Coaching, training and evaluating nursing and ancillary staff Manages nursing and ancillary personnel within an assigned area or unit by coaching, educating, consulting, training and evaluating their performance.
- Day to day
- Scheduling and staff assignments
- Day to day
- Budget, staffing and regulatory oversight of patient care Manages and directs the operations and delivery of patient care within the budgetary, staffing and regulatory guidelines
- Day to day
- Productivity standards for your unit Assures compliance with productivity standards for assigned area/units.
- Day to day
- Ongoing quality improvement activities Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities to enhance the delivery of clinical care.
- Day to day
- Serve on a nursing council or hospital committee Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team
- Travel
- Occasional travel to offsite locations occasional travelling to offsite locations
- Details
- Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
- Details
- Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds
- Details
- Occasional exposure to biohazards, blood-borne pathogens and radiation risk occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens
- Details
- Occasional volume swings of a seasonal or clinical nature occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Pediatrics Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Original listing
Posted on University of Mississippi Medical Center’s careers page.
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Job Requisition ID
R00053362
Job Category
Nursing
Organization
Children's Emergency and Critical Care Managers
Location/s
Main Campus Jackson
Job Title
Nurse Manager-Children's Emergency Department
Job Summary
Provides leadership and management to all nursing personnel and ancillary personnel within an assigned area or units in a clinical setting. Manages all clinical functions and operations of the assigned area or units. Ensures efficient and effective delivery of clinical patient care and services and ensures compliance with administrative, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures.
To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose. Education & Experience Bachelor's degree in nursing and five (5) years of RN experience, two (2) of those years in a leadership role. Prefer clinical experience in area to be supervised/managed.
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Valid RN license. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Verbal and written communication skills.
Interpersonal skills. Detail oriented. Analytical and conceptual skills.
Leadership and management skills. Project management skills including the ability to effectively manage resources. Responsibilities Manages and directs the operations and delivery of patient care within the budgetary, staffing and regulatory guidelines, using evidence based practice.
Ensures that personnel demonstrate quality standards of customer satisfaction and patient care. Manages nursing and ancillary personnel within an assigned area or unit by coaching, educating, consulting, training and evaluating their performance. Plans, schedules and organizes the work of the assigned area or unit to ensure the proper distribution of assignments and efficient utilization of clinical personnel, space and facilities.
Assures compliance with productivity standards for assigned area/units. Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities to enhance the delivery of clinical care. Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, occasional sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Time Type
Full time
FLSA Designation/Job Exempt
Yes
Pay Class
Salary
FTE %
100
Work Shift
Day
Benefits Eligibility
Grant Funded
No
Job Posting Date
10/9/2026
Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)
What's around it?
Jackson, MSFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,055/mo
- Household income
- $42,071/yr, all local households, not nurse pay