Director of Nursing, Pediatrics

Department Overview

Lead the Future of Pediatric Nursing at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

At OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, we go beyond care — we transform lives. Located in vibrant Portland, Oregon, Doernbecher is Oregon’s premier pediatric academic medical center, delivering world-class care, advancing groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of pediatric healthcare leaders.

As the first full-service children’s hospital in the Pacific Northwest, we offer:

• Comprehensive, family-centered care for everything from primary pediatrics to the most complex conditions
• Access to cutting-edge research and innovation through our deep integration with Oregon Health & Science University
• A collaborative, mission-driven environment where equity, excellence, and innovation drive everything we do

We’re proud to be:

• A Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
• Magnet designated facility
• Oregon’s only Academic Health Center
• A regional destination for advanced care in oncology, neonatology, and craniofacial medicine
• A hospital that believes in the power of nurse leaders to drive change

Bring your purpose. Lead with impact. Grow with us.

The Nursing Director is a Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Professional Practice Model. The Nursing Director is responsible for operational, human resource, quality, and financial management of the assigned department. The Nursing Director utilizes professional practice as the foundation for leading nursing practice.

The Nursing Director collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to translate and implement organizational and divisional priorities into the department’s operations. The Nursing Director implements quality and safety initiatives, leads process improvement, and ensures adherence to hospital and clinical standards of performance. The Nursing Director ensures a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. The Nursing Director partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures.

The NM’s decisions and actions are based on the ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nursing. The NM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration:
Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing, the Oregon State Board of Nursing’s Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Manager Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL). The NM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

• Partners with others to develop a department strategic plan that aligns with the division’s strategic plan and nursing’s vision.
• Collaboratively formulate department objectives, goals and specific strategies related to initiatives.
• Develops short and long-term goals that identify the target conditions.
• Coordinates the implementation of interventions to meet ldepartment-level goals.
• Communicates, implements, and evaluates the care area strategic plan.

• Partners with others to enhance healthcare and, ultimately, patient care through interdisciplinary activities, such as education, consultation, management, technological development, or research opportunities.
• Applies systems theory with an understanding that how parts of a system relate to the overall system.
• Maintains knowledge of current nursing practice and the roles and functions of care team members (e.g. charge nurse, code team, RRT)
• Evaluates staff competency and intervenes to optimize performance and ensure safe, quality, effective and efficient patient care.
• Leads and practices patient/family advocacy and promotes patient-centered decisions and outcomes.
• Maintains visibility and open communication with…