Manager Nursing - Labor and Delivery

Manager Nursing – Labor and Delivery

Day Shift. Hiring Bonus and relocation for eligible external candidates.

• Labor and Delivery: 30 labor beds
• OB ED: 9 beds total
• OB ORs: 4 operating rooms
• Births:
  Approximately 550-600 per month
• Deliveries:
  Starting from 22-23 weeks gestation
• NICU:
  Level 4 with 77 beds
• Teams:
  Includes MFM team, Midwifery, OB, Family Medicine
• Programs:
  Addiction Recovery program for pregnant/laboring patients and postpartum couplets, Doula and Cultural Navigators
• 24/7 Services:
  Anesthesia, Laborist, and Neonatology

This role reports directly to the L&D Manager. The Senior manager, manager, and clinical supervisor work collaboratively to run the department.

• Continue to focus on culture work surrounding our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts for patients, caregivers, and providers.
• Emphasize quality metrics, including NTSV, and collaborate with the RN team for sustained improvement.
• Partner with the CNS, Perinatal Educator, and team on evidence-based practice changes.
• Interview and hire experienced staff RNs, travelers, and candidates for the residency/fellowship program for L&D.

• Accountable for ensuring the provision of patient care 24 hours a day.
• Accountable for assigned clinical operations, patient care activities.
• Ensures that patient care is delivered in accordance with professional, regulatory, and medical center standards.
• Establishes and enforces standards of patient care and nursing practice pertaining to areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for developing and implementing unit-based quality improvement programs.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the delivery of patient care by reinforcing positive outcomes and demonstrating corrective action for identified problems.
• Accountable for appropriate patient care based on assignments of appropriate patient assignments.
• Assumes the role of patient advocate to clarify and evaluate ethical and/or legal issues, and supports cultural practices.
• Assumes accountability for staff retention by tracking staff turnover rate of all categories of personnel and actively taking steps to ensure the reduction of turnover among her/his staff.
• Demonstrates clinical competence by assisting with patient care in order to maintain clinical skills.
• Collaborates with the clinical nurse specialist and/or clinical educator to identify, plan, and implement an educational program pertinent to the service and for all level of staff.
• Hears and adjusts up to step-two grievances.

• Bachelor's Degree in BSN from an accredited school of nursing, or ADN and a commitment to obtain BSN within two years of date of hire.
• Upon hire:
  Washington Registered Nurse License.
• Upon hire:
  National Provider BLS – American Heart Association.
• 3 years of recent experience in related clinical area of nursing.
• Must meet criteria of Registered Nurse.

• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field.
• 1 year First line management experience.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider