Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery

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 our clients' mission, vision, and values. Our client is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Labor and Delivery (L&D) Manager. Our campus serves a very diverse patient population with equally diverse provider and caregiver teams, fostering a unique and collaborative environment.

Department Overview

• 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
• 5 EAST Main L&D Unit: 6 bed OB ED, 14 labor rooms, 2 ORs, Charge RN, and Laborist
• 5 South: Scheduled C-sections, overflow labor, occasional Antepartum or Postpartum overflow, Charge RN
• Accountable for ensuring the provision of patient care 24 hours a day. Accountable for assigned clinical operations, patient care activities, coordinating patient care delivery on a daily basis 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.
• Assures 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.
• 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. 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.

Leadership Qualities and Job Requirements 

We are looking for an individual who is engaged, personable, and focused on collaboration within the L&D leadership team and the Women & Children (W&C) leadership team. The ideal candidate will share responsibility for quality, finance, staffing, and the patient and caregiver experience. This role reports directly to the Senior L&D Manager. The Senior manager, manager, and clinical supervisor work collaboratively to run the department.

Top Priorities and Goals

• Continue to focus on culture work surrounding our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts for patients, caregivers, and providers. Recent accomplishments include the implementation of the TEAMBirth and the Doula and Cultural Navigator programs.
• 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

Required qualifications:

• 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 Labor & Delivery nursing.

Preferred Qualifications:

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