Nurse Manager II (RN) - Acute Care Pediatrics 11 job opportunity at VCU Health.



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VCU Health Nurse Manager II (RN) - Acute Care Pediatrics 11
Experience: 5-years
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loacation Richmond, VA, United States Of America
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Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) is seeking an experienced and visionary Nurse Manager II to lead the launch of Acute Care Pediatrics 11, a brand-new pediatric unit scheduled to open in January 2027. This is a rare opportunity for a nursing leader to staff and lead a unit from the ground up within a nationally recognized academic children’s hospital. In this role, you will be instrumental in recruiting and building a high-performing nursing team, establishing unit culture, and driving clinical and operational readiness well in advance of opening day. You will partner closely with nursing leadership, educators, physicians, and operational teams to execute a phased staffing strategy that supports hiring, onboarding, competency development, and workflow design—ensuring a strong foundation for long-term success. Acute Care Pediatrics 11 will be a 24-bed pediatric unit caring for surgical patients across trauma, burn, and general surgery, with telemetry monitoring in both general care and step-down settings. The unit will also include epilepsy monitoring services, accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, delivering advanced seizure management through continuous video and EEG monitoring. At Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, nurse leaders join a mission-driven academic medical center known for exceptional pediatric outcomes, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Leaders are supported by robust professional development, access to specialty expertise, and the opportunity to make a meaningful, lasting impact on children and families throughout the region. The Nurse Manager II is accountable for delivering high-quality, family-centered care by ensuring appropriate staffing levels, skill mix, and clinical competencies. This leader fosters a healthy, healing, and respectful environment for patients, families, visitors, and staff while promoting engagement, accountability, and a culture of excellence. Additional responsibilities include partnering with interdisciplinary teams to deliver outstanding service; supporting environmental control planning; coordinating materials management; and overseeing daily unit operations to ensure safety, efficiency, and quality outcomes. The Nurse Manager II job ensures that excellent patient care is provided by a nursing staff of sufficient number and competency to meet patient needs. Care is delivered in an environment that is healthy, healing and respectful to all patients, visitors and staff. The Nurse Manager II job provides quality customer service to patients of all ages, their families, visitors, medical staff, clinicians and co-workers, ensuring that everyone will be treated courteously, quickly and with respect. This role establishes and maintains an environmental control plan, coordinate materials management for the department, assist in monitoring clinic activities. Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: Current RN Licensure in Virginia AHA BLS Certification or equivalent Experience REQUIRED: 5 years of relevant clinical experience with 2 of those years of progressive leadership and/or supervisory/management experience Experience PREFERRED: Experience in academic medical center environment Education/training REQUIRED:    Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Must be enrolled in a Master’s degree program at the time of application and must be complete within 36 months of hire.   Special consideration will be given for applicants enrolled in baccalaureate to doctoral programs who will not attain a Master’s degree and may require longer than 36 months to complete the terminal degree.    If the Master’s degree is not in nursing then it is required to have a BSN from an accredited school. **unless grandfathered under previous requirements  Education/training PREFERRED: Master's Degree in Nursing or a related field. If the master’s degree is not in Nursing, then it is required to have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. Certification in specialty area. Independent action(s) required: All day-to-day operations of the unit are handled independently. Advice and guidance are sought from the Director on an as needed situational basis and when there is a major impact on: activity outside the unit. Actions that are taken without prior approval include daily operational functions and leadership, of staff. With Guidance of Supervisor; advice and guidance are sought for termination of employees, handling employee grievances, review of annual unit goals and budget, approval on unit guidelines and procedures and review of staff annual performance evaluations. Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): All employees of the nursing unit report to this position and with responsibility of 50 or more FTEs; however, supervisory responsibilities may be delegated as appropriate. Additional position requirements: Requires 24/7 visibility to enhance staff communication and monitor staff effectiveness. Age Specific groups served: N/A Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical: Lifting 50-100 lbs. Other: Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances Activities: Prolonged standing, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive) Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent, change EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4.

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