# Pediatric Director of Nursing

**Company:** [Summit Healthcare Staffing](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/jwaggZc8xcjwtdGiKtbZNr.md)
**Location:** Brooklyn, United States
**Workplace:** on site

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## Description

Summit Healthcare Staffing is looking to hire a **Director of Nursing** for our client. This is a respected pediatric skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility focusing on long-term care. We need an experienced clinical leader to oversee our nursing team and ensure the highest standard of specialized care for our young residents.

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   **Clinical Leadership:** Provide strong, hands-on leadership across all pediatric nursing operations, including complex long-term care, specialized ventilator/tracheostomy programs, and transitional care, ensuring exceptional outcomes for our children.
-   **Direct Advocacy & Care:** Actively participate in pediatric patient care, including specialized assessments, pediatric care planning, clinical decision-making, and modeling best practices for the nursing team.
-   **Team Mentorship:** Manage, mentor, and inspire the nursing staff, fostering professional growth, pediatric competencies, accountability, and a culture of teamwork and excellence.
-   **Operational Oversight:** Oversee staffing, scheduling, and pediatric resource allocation to ensure units are safely staffed and clinical operations run efficiently.
-   **Regulatory Compliance:** Implement, monitor, and enforce policies, procedures, and pediatric regulatory standards to maintain strict compliance with state and federal guidelines.
-   **Interdisciplinary Collaboration:** Partner closely with therapy (PT/OT/ST), child life specialists, social work, and pediatric dietary teams to optimize holistic child development and care satisfaction.
-   **Quality & Safety Metrics:** Monitor and analyze clinical performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives that elevate pediatric quality, safety, and infection control.
-   **Family-Centered Communication:** Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for parents and legal guardians, addressing questions, concerns, and care planning discussions with deep empathy and professionalism.
-   **Continuous Improvement:** Lead pediatric quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) initiatives to constantly strengthen care standards and operational performance.

## Requirements

-   **Licensure:** Active and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
-   **Leadership Experience:** Proven leadership experience in a pediatric skilled nursing facility, pediatric specialized hospital, or complex pediatric home health setting (e.g., Clinical Manager, ADON, or DON).
-   **Clinical Expertise:** Demonstrated hands-on clinical ability in pediatric nursing (vent/trach care, g-tubes, neurodevelopmental disorders) with a willingness to engage directly in patient care when needed.
-   **Strong Bed Side** Manner: Understand how to handle parents who are trying to navigate this difficult time.
-   **Compliance Knowledge:** In-depth knowledge of pediatric nursing standards, state/federal regulatory compliance, QA processes, and patient safety initiatives.
-   **People Skills:** Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities, capable of motivating and guiding a diverse team of nursing professionals.
-   **Staff Development:** Experience with staff development, pediatric competencies, performance management, and operational oversight, including budgeting and resource planning.

## Benefits

-   **Competitive Salary:** Starting at **$180,000 annually**, commensurate with experience.
-   Benefits Package including health insurance.