RN Manager, Family Birth Center

In a bustling cosmopolitan area surrounded by nature, Adventist Health Portland has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since the 1800s. In partnership with OHSU, we offer a 302‑bed hospital, 11 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care, and a vast scope of award‑winning services across East Portland and the surrounding areas. The location also offers outdoor adventures, from skiing at North America’s only year‑round ski resort to hiking the Columbia River Gorge and visiting the Oregon coast.

Creates an environment where front‑line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole‑person care that is safe, complication‑free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly‑visible presence on the unit and collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure efficient and effective clinical operations, achieving high patient/family/staff satisfaction. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience:
  Required
• Master's Degree:
  Preferred
• Five years’ technical experience:
  Preferred
• One year’s leadership experience:
  Preferred
• Two years of experience in acute‑care nursing in a hospital setting:
  Preferred

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice:
  Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS or HS‑BLS or RQIBLS) certification:
  Preferred
• National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration:
  Preferred

• Builds a high‑performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of supervised personnel. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deemed appropriate. Monitors attendance and works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs.
• Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication and develops strategies to improve patient/family and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports.
• Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs and monitors personnel in the performance of patient‑care activities to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient‑care and operational issues. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health‑team members, patients, and/or families to revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care.
• Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determining it to be appropriate. Completes the monthly unit staff schedule accurately and in collaboration with staff and management with minimal absences or short‑staffing events.
• Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull‑ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment are maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
• Performs other job‑related…