Registered Nurse Supervisor - Labor & Delivery

About the role

The Labor & Delivery Unit at Carolinas Medical Center serves as the regional high‑risk transfer center for the surrounding area. The unit comprises 22 Labor Delivery Recovery Rooms (LDRs), 4 OB Observation Rooms, 4 Obstetrical Operating Rooms, 5 PACU rooms, and 8 OB Triage rooms, supporting over 7,400 women annually. Physician partners in Anesthesia, Obstetrics, Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provide 24/7 coverage. The department is a Magnet‑designated facility and participates in the North Carolina Breastfeeding Stars program. Onsite training for perinatal nursing is provided during orientation; pre‑certifications are not required.

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the region’s largest hospital with 874 licensed beds and more than 1,100 physicians and providers, CMC is the only Level I trauma center and an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas, and liver. It is one of North Carolina’s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, offering residency training in 15 specialties and serving as a regional campus for Wake Forest University School of Medicine. CMC houses Levine Cancer Institute, Levine Children’s Hospital, and Carolinas Rehabilitation — all nationally ranked — and has been named the #1 Best Hospital in the Charlotte region by U.S. News & World Report for eight consecutive years.

Job Description

Responsible for the direct provision of patient care and for assisting the manager with daily operations, including coordination of patient care/outcomes, allocation of human and fiscal resources, communications, patient throughput, program development and oversight, patient/physician/employee rounding, selection/development/retention of staff, clinical supervision and performance appraisal, performance improvement activities, service recovery, and compliance with regulatory agency requirements. Maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population served.

Essential Functions

• Supports the manager utilizing systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing service administration, and delivery of care in the department.
• Assists with interview, selection, and supervision of nursing personnel in the department.
• Assists with coordination of communication at regular intervals throughout shifts via staff meetings/huddles to exchange information and promote dialogue with teammates.
• Collaborates with manager to ensure understanding and compliance with federal and state laws, including healthcare services and practice, while complying with all required regulations and policies.
• Rounds on patients, teammates, and physicians at prescribed frequencies to gain insight into patient care, employee and physician satisfaction, and appropriateness of patient care and/or department operations.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
• Assists in identifying expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care/department operations.
• Assists in evaluating progress towards goal attainment/achievement of expected outcomes and disseminates information to teammates involved with the care or the situation.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Coordinates management of patient flow/throughput and staffing through continuous assessment of volume/acuity needs, utilizing resources available to assist in provision of appropriate staffing resources.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.

Education, Experience And Certifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state.
• Minimum two years nursing experience preferred.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• BSN required.
• RN candidates for external hire or internal promotion without BSN must be enrolled in a BSN program within 1 year of Hire/Transfer date and must complete the program within 3 years of enrollment.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.