Nurse Manager - Pediatrics

Join Novant Health and help us create healthier futures—one child, one family, and one team member at a time.

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable patient experiences begin with exceptional leaders. As a Nurse Manager of Pediatrics in beautiful Wilmington, North Carolina, you'll have the opportunity to lead a dedicated team that delivers compassionate, family-centered care to our youngest patients while shaping the future of pediatric nursing.

This is more than a leadership role—it's an opportunity to influence outcomes, develop talented caregivers, and create an environment where children, families, and team members thrive.

If you're a passionate nursing leader who thrives on mentoring others, improving patient outcomes, and making a lasting impact in the lives of children and their families, we invite you to bring your expertise to a healthcare organization committed to both excellence and humanity.

• 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.

• 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.

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.