Nurse Manager - Obstetrics / Women's Services - Full Time - Days - Full-time / Part-time

Provides 24-hour accountability for the day-to-day management and leadership of Maternal-Newborn Services at designated facilities

ACCOUNTABILITIES

*All duties listed below are essential unless noted otherwise*

1. Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients / clients served (i.e.: infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric). Directs activities of assigned staff in accordance with the system’s values, policies, and objectives.

2.  Determines the organization of department and staffing requirements. Selects, trains, supervises, develops, appraises performance, initiates and recommends salary changes, promotions, discharge, and all other personnel actions.

3.  Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety standards.

4.  Coordinates the development and preparation of department operating and capital budgets. Monitors adherence to budgets and, when necessary, determines the reason for the variance and develops a plan to resolve the variance. Regularly reports on budgetary performance as requested.

5.  Manages the day-to-day operations of designated departments/facilities to ensure the provision of safe, cost effective, goal directed, and patient centered nursing care. Assesses the functioning status of those departments with peers, staff, and other customers and plans activities to assure effective functioning.

6.  Develops, secures approval of, implements, and monitors a departmental Quality Improvement Plan. Recommends, secures approval for, implements, and follows up on corrective action. Ensures departmental activities are in compliance with hospital standards, health and safety policies and procedures, governmental and other regulatory agencies as appropriate.

7.  Communicates policies and procedures, job problems, and employee concerns with employees, and encourages the development of behaviors for improved performance of employees. Acts as liaison with other hospital departments and staff. Participates in specific hospital committees as assigned.

8.  Performs all other duties as requested.

Education: Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with a BSN or Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to health care

Skills: Must be able to facilitate multi-disciplinary work groups. Demonstrates nursing, budgetary, written, and verbal communication skills. Must have intermediate to advanced knowledge of regulatory requirements and performance improvement activities. Must be skilled in the art of negotiation and compromise. Must be open to new ideas, with a demonstrated ability to think flexibly and respond to critical situations involving patients, personnel, and visitors in a professional manner. Must have ability to understand the variability of work in planning and problem solving. Must be able to understand the interaction between systems, variability learning, and human behavior. Must be able to understand people and why they behave as they do. Must be able to deal effectively with a changing environment and be open to new ideas. Demonstrates sound clinical skills and judgment. Must be able to use a computer, with the ability to compile statistics. Must be able to communicate with medical staff, families, and patients both in person and via phone. Must be able to interview others.

Years of Experience: 3-5 years in specific nursing unit with progressive management and leadership responsibility

License: Current Ohio or Michigan licensure as a Registered Nurse, defined by locations

Certification: BCLS certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Master’s Degree

Certification: Nursing Administration certification

WORKING CONDITIONS

Personal Protective Equipment: May require mask, gloves, or gown

Physical Demands: Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday with frequent standing/walking and occasional lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling. Must be able to read and speak the English language. Must be able to see, hear, and move intermittently, or use prosthetics that will enable you to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position. Must be able to lift a minimum of 25% of ideal body weight. Must be able to handle crisis or emergency situations, along with occasional pressures due to multiple calls and inquiries. Possible exposure to infection and contagious disease, chemical/toxic substances, and bloodborne pathogens from blood and/or bodily fluids.

The above list of accountabilities is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the positions; it should not be considered exhaustive.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or other status protected by applicable law.

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