Manager Nursing - Labor and Delivery

About the role

The manager is accountable for the overall management and leadership of a unit or a group of patient care units within Nursing Services. The manager is responsible for all clinical and operational activities of the units in accordance with Swedish Medical Center's mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the provision of patient care 24 hours a day.
• Accountable for assigned clinical operations, patient care activities, coordinating patient care delivery daily in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
• 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.
• Is accountable for developing, implementing, and monitoring unit-based quality improvement programs.
• Responsible for developing and implementing unit-based goals for the delivery of quality patient care.
• Affirms compliance with department standards by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating 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, evaluation of patient care and patient/family satisfaction by conducting rounds and intervening accordingly.
• Affirms the role of patient advocate to clarify and evaluate ethical and/or legal issues, and supports cultural practices.
• Affirms 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 to maintain clinical skills.
• Spend time on all shifts to assess care and to coach, develop, evaluate, and advocate for staff.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree 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 Recent experience in related clinical area of nursing.
• Must meet criteria of Registered Nurse.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Engaged, personable, and focused on collaboration within the L&D leadership team and the Women & Children (W&C) leadership team.
• Shares responsibility for quality, finance, staffing, and patient and caregiver experience.
• Reports directly to the W&C Senior Director.
• Works collaboratively with the Postpartum/NICU manager to lead the W&C service line.

Benefits

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more.