Registered Nurse (RN) Labor and Delivery Manager - Springfield Regional Medical Center

Mercy Health BSMH•Springfield, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves overseeing the daily operations of one or more nursing departments, specifically Labor and Delivery, ensuring adherence to all professional, regulatory, and accreditation standards. Key responsibilities include managing daily operations, program planning, financial planning, budget oversight, quality improvement initiatives, ensuring high-quality patient care, and supervising and developing staff. The role requires collaboration with leadership on strategic initiatives, managing services within budgetary guidelines, ensuring appropriate revenue capture, and managing inventory. Additionally, the manager will provide leadership to staff, fostering a collaborative environment, managing staffing levels, conducting performance appraisals, and leading comprehensive quality assurance and performance improvement programs.

Requirements

4 year/Bachelors Degree in Nursing or related field; BSN required if no higher level nursing degree held
Current nursing license in the State of Ohio
BLS and NRP required (for Family Birth)
NCCc-EFM within 18 months of hire required (for Family Birth)
Three years of demonstrated leadership experience, including, but not limited to, charge nurse experience, preceptor experience, etc.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree (Masters) in Nursing or related field; MSN required if BSN is not held
Five years of clinical nursing experience
One year of previous management experience

Responsibilities

Oversees the daily operations of one or more nursing departments, including but not limited to: daily operations, program planning, financial planning and budget oversight, quality improvement, quality patient care and supervision/development of staff in accordance with all professional, regulatory, and accreditation standards
Oversees 24/7 operations of the department
Facilitates departmental compliance with all professional, local, state, national, and Joint Commission standards
Ensures customer satisfaction by meeting legitimate expectations of all customers within the availability of resources
Develops and maintains relevant policies, procedures, and standards of care
Represents department/service at site and regional meetings, including medical staff meetings as appropriate, interdisciplinary committees, and management meetings
Collaborates with leadership on program plans and operations
Assumes technical responsibilities
Collaborates with finance department and site leadership in preparing the annual operating and capital budgets, which reflect an understanding of strategic initiatives and financial goals of Mercy Health
Manages services in accordance with approved budgetary guidelines
Ensures appropriate revenue capture
Manages inventory of equipment and supplies
Collaborates with revenue cycle specialists to maintain a working knowledge of current regulatory guidelines
Provides leadership to staff in a collaborative environment that offers job satisfaction, education, empowerment, recognition and stimulates innovative thinking
Collaborates with Human Resources to recruit, hire, orient and train new employees
Develops and maintains staffing levels that are responsive to patient care needs and that optimizes productivity
Conducts annual and ongoing appraisal of employee performance
Develops and communicates job standards and expectations
Leads regular meetings with employees and fosters environment for effective communication
Develops and implements a comprehensive quality assurance / performance improvement program based on relevant indicators and standards of patient care
Develops expectations for customer service and educates and measures staff on outcomes of service
Ensures customer satisfaction by meeting legitimate expectations of all customers within the availability of resources
Incorporates rounding into regular activities
Develops and maintains processes to assure equipment function and safety
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify and improve patient care processes