Nursing Manager - Labor & Delivery

Summary

This position promotes high quality patient care through efficient and effective management of a defined area. It involves twenty-four (24) hour responsibility for department operations, planning, organizing, and directing unit activity. The role also includes ensuring adequate staffing in a fiscally responsible manner.

Essential Functions

• Promotes a professional, team-based environment throughout the department and with other departments within Confluence Health.
• Serves as a consultant, mentor, and role model to staff.
• Collaborates with Charge Nurses and staff on all shifts to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Collaborates with physician staff on patient care and operational issues.
• Provides support to physician staff to enhance quality of patient care.
• Performs Leadership rounds within the unit to evaluate care provided and patient satisfaction.
• Responsible for patient and environmental safety and ensures correction, if necessary.
• Proactively identifies staffing levels according to defined position specifications to ensure appropriate staffing effectiveness and established standards.
• Ensures department schedule is completed per contract guidelines and meets core staffing needs.
• Establishes and monitors service and performance standards for departmental functions.
• Designs, directs, and implements actions to continuously improve quality.
• Participates/implements improvement projects focused on achievement of annual goals and CHVS initiatives, ensures implementation of and adherence to improvement changes.
• Participates in patient and employee satisfaction monitoring and improvement processes.
• Ensures payroll is complete and accurate.
• Aids the Department Director in development and monitoring of operating and capital budget and assists with variance analysis if applicable.
• Acts as an active member of the management team to support the patient care delivery model, standards of nursing practice, legal regulations, and hospital policies.
• Aids the Department Director in ensuring all accreditation standards are met on an ongoing basis.
• Responsible for hiring, supervision, and performance evaluation of licensed and unlicensed staff in collaboration with the Department Director.
• Aids the Department Director with on-going counseling and progressive discipline ensuring compliance with hospital policies and collective bargaining agreements.
• Completes CHVS training within designated time after hire and utilizes to lead unit improvements.
• Adheres to Confluence Health and Central Washington Hospital/Wenatchee Valley Hospital policies and unit standards as applicable.

Qualifications

• A Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree (BSN) or bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field, or Associate's Degree or clinical certification/licensure and must earn a BSN within two years of hire.
• 4 years of recent/relevant experience, 2 of which must be leadership.
• Must possess basic computer skills related to Windows navigation, mouse usage, keyboarding, email communication, and password management.
• Current licensure in the state of Washington (RCW 18.88) or licensure through Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (SSB 5499).
• Desired Master's Degree.

Physical/Sensory Demands

• Walking – Continuous
• Sitting/Standing – Continuous
• Reaching: Shoulder height – Frequent
• Reaching: Above shoulder height – Occasional
• Reaching: Below shoulder height – Occasional
• Climbing – Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less – Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds – Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: Over 50 pounds – Occasional
• Lifting: 25 pounds or less – Frequent
• Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds – Frequent
• Lifting: Over 50 pounds – Occasional
• Carrying: 25 pounds or less – Frequent
• Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds – Frequent
• Carrying: Over 50 pounds – Occasional
• Crawling/Kneeling – Occasional
• Bending/Stooping/Crouching – Frequent
• Twisting/Turning – Frequent
• Repetitive Movement – Frequent

Job Classification

FLSA: Exempt
Hourly/Salary: Salary

Physical Exposures

• Unprotected Heights – No
• Heat – No
• Cold – No
• Mechanical Hazards – Yes
• Hazardous Substances – Yes
• Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential – Yes
• Lighting – Yes
• Noise – Yes
• Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation – No
• Infectious Diseases – Yes