Nurse Manager-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi
RN · Nurse Managers & Supervisors
Posted Aug 17
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- PICU
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- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 5+ years
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Job Requisition ID
R00052858
Job Category
Nursing
Organization
Children's Emergency and Critical Care Managers
Location/s
Main Campus Jackson
Job Title
Nurse Manager-Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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
08/17/2026
Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)
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Requirements
- 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.
Place
- City
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Median rent
- $1,055/mo
- Local household income
- $42,071/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
- Campus
- University of Mississippi MED Center
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 759
- Magnet
- Designated since 2026 (ANCC)
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Jackson area index 89.0, where 100 is the national average.
Mississippi's capital blends Southern hospitality with a growing healthcare sector, anchored by major medical centers downtown. Nurses enjoy affordable living, mild winters, and easy access to the Ross Barnett Reservoir for weekend unwinding. The city's blues heritage and soul-food scene add local color to everyday life.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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