Clinical Manager I - Pediatric Urgent Care

641 S Street NW
Washington, DC 20001


Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10128 AHC/CHC Administration

Pay Range

$92,393.60 - $153,982.40
Open 7 days a week (12pm - 10pm)
Schedule: Variable
Hiring for January 2027

Who We Are: Children's National Hospital is launching its first Urgent Care in July 2027! We are hiring a Clinical Manager to oversee clinical operations at our new site in Northeast Washington, DC.
About the Role: All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, CNMC Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. CNMC supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically, those relationships associated with the health and wellbeing of the community at large.

What You'll Bring:

Minimum Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (Required)
Minimum Work Experience
5 years of Nursing experience. Demonstrated experience in a charge nurse role in a comparable setting. Minimum of one-year recent pediatric experience in a comparable setting. Minimum of 1 year of demonstrated nursing leadership experience. (Required)
Functional Accountabilities:

Professional Practice/Research

• Participate in/support Shared Leadership.

• Contribute to CNMC’s Magnet Journey.

• Ensure that nursing is based on evidence of best practice.

• Accountable to support/participate the Division of Nursing’s Performance Improvement process.

• Participate in community activities.

Implements Nursing Process

• Function as a resource in the charge nurse role for all aspects of patient care delivery.

• Continuously evaluate patient care delivered to all patients and families.

• Maintain knowledge and responsibility for patients on the unit.

• Assume direct patient care responsibility as needed, to meet identified patient care needs.

Communication Channels

• Utilizes therapeutic communication when dealing with patients and families.

• Demonstrates skillful communication by adapting techniques based on the situation.

• Collaborates with staff, patients/families, and members of the health care team to facilitate patient outcomes.

• Written communication reflects clear concise, goal directed, and objective information.

• Leads hospital/division projects or committees.

Leadership

• Manage conflict effectively by giving feedback in a constructive, positive, and objective manner.

• Assist staff in conflict resolution.

• Assist staff to evaluate their own behavior and its impact on others.

• Organize unit operations for the delivery of patient care and identified outcomes.

• Prioritize and direct unit to ensure quality care.

• Facilitate changes by actively participating in the change process.

• Maintain and encourage unit cohesiveness by maintaining a productive work atmosphere.

• Support staff through stressful situations.

• Commend work efforts of staff.

• Utilize critical thinking skills to problem solve unit issues.

• Complete performance evaluations for assigned staff in a timely manner.

• Plan activities to meet own educational needs.

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.