Nurse Manager Maternity

Department:

35019 Atrium Health University City - Nursing: Maternity

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• Full time - 40 hours per week
• Day shift - 8 am - 4 pm
• Rotation to see night shift and weekend teammates

Pay Range:

$51.05 - $76.60

Atrium Health University City provides health care services in the University City Mint Hill North Mecklenburg and Southwest Cabarrus regions in North Carolina. The award-winning maternity center provides personalized support and education throughout pregnancy delivery and recovery while the Emergency Department has more than 65000 patient visits every year. Specialties also include cancer care diabetes care heart care neuroscience rehabilitation and much more. With the on-site Farmers Market and Teaching Garden our teammates and community members have easy access to local fresh foods highlighting the nutritional and environmental benefit of locally grown produce.

The Maternity unit is a 28-bed Labor Delivery Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) department providing care for patients delivering at 28 weeks gestation and beyond. It features four private triage rooms a dedicated operating room with a second operating room currently under construction and a 12-bed Level III NICU conveniently located within the department. The team collaborates with three OB-GYN provider groups and a growing midwifery program to deliver comprehensive family-centered care. As a Pathway to Excellence designated hospital we are committed to creating a supportive work environment where every team member plays a vital role in providing safe compassionate and exceptional experiences for every patient every time.

The Maternity department is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead the exceptional team supporting maternity care the NICU lactation services and childbirth education. This leader will oversee the units clinical and operational functions to ensure high-quality cost-effective care is delivered by a skilled well-trained team. Responsibilities include promoting a safe environment maintaining clinical and professional competency and addressing the age developmental stages and specialized needs of the patients served. Maternity nursing experience is strongly preferred along with progressive leadership experience.

Essential Functions

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act regulatory agency standards and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization upholding quality management patient care and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation education credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care assists with treatments therapies procedures and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care promote patient outcomes and provide a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Assists in development of policies procedures and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight and along with staff involvement accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

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 touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and / or unit/department conditions.

Education Experience and Certifications

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire. If undergraduate degree is BSN a Masters Degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Previous management experience preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is 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.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

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Manager