Manager Nursing - Labor and Delivery

Providence•Seattle, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Nursing - Labor and Delivery at Swedish First Hill is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the Labor and Delivery unit. This role oversees all clinical and operational activities, ensuring patient care is delivered in accordance with the organization's mission, vision, and values. The position involves managing a diverse patient population and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The unit is equipped with labor beds, an OB ED, operating rooms, and provides comprehensive services including MFM, Midwifery, OB, Family Medicine, an Addiction Recovery program, Doula and Cultural Navigators, and 24/7 Anesthesia, Laborist, and Neonatology support. The manager is accountable for ensuring 24-hour patient care, coordinating daily patient care activities, and upholding professional, regulatory, and medical center standards. This includes developing and implementing quality improvement programs, setting unit-based goals, and ensuring compliance with department standards through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role also involves patient advocacy, supporting cultural practices, and actively working to improve staff retention. The manager is expected to maintain clinical competence by assisting with patient care and to spend time on all shifts to assess care and support staff. Collaboration with clinical nurse specialists and educators for staff development is also a key aspect, as is handling up to step-two grievances.

Requirements

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.
Washington Registered Nurse License Upon hire
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association Upon hire
3 years of recent experience in related clinical area of nursing.
Must meet criteria of Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Accountable for the overall management and leadership of a unit or a group of patient care units within Nursing Services.
Responsible for all clinical and operational activities of the units in accordance with Swedish Medical Center's mission, vision, and values.
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.
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.
Share responsibility for quality, finance, staffing, and the patient and caregiver experience.
Continue to focus on culture work surrounding our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts for patients, caregivers, and providers.
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.