Program Manager Maternal Services - Perinatal Admin

About the role

Develops and leads nursing maternal/perinatal initiatives for the CHRISTUS location. The Program Manager works in conjunction with the Maternal Medical Director to oversee perinatal practice in the facility. The Program Manager also works with regional clinical leaders in the community (through the Regional Advisory Council-RAC) to lead the development and implementation of clinical strategies, policies, and practices throughout the Region and align them with CHRISTUS Health System which are guided by High-Reliability Principles, to achieve nursing standardization, evidence-based practices, operational excellence, and optimal patient care performance. Establishes effective strategies for service line initiatives, education and competency, physician collaboration, integration, outcomes, and resource utilization with the goal of increasing service line growth, efficiency, compliance, safety, and patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Participates in planning the service line vision and strategy as well as the development, implementation, communication and promotion of the strategic plans.
• Co-Chairs the facility’s Maternal QAPI Committee along with the Maternal Medical Director.
• Responsible for ensuring all core functions and the facility’s Maternal Program Plan are followed and performance indicators are in compliance with benchmarks and standards; if not, formulates a plan to be on track.
• Provides support and direction to ministries when indicators are not meeting targets to ensure successful corrective action.
• Acts as a subject matter expert or identifies appropriate contributors to consult on the development and implementation of evidence-based maternal/perinatal nursing policies/procedures/standards of care relative to patient care, safety, and stewardship of resources.
• Monitors progress of action and strategic plans and manages approved deviations from plan.
• Manages resource forecasting for business and financial resources determining gaps in resources, skills or training and develops strategies to fill those gaps.
• Provides ongoing leadership and