RN Manager, Family Birth Center

Job Description Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly-visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient/family/staff satisfaction. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals. Job Requirements Education and Work Experience Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required Master's Degree: Preferred Five years' technical experience: Preferred One year's leadership experience: Preferred Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred Licenses/Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred Essential Functions Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff, establishing charge nurses and unit champions, engaging staff in action plans, completing evaluations, coaching and disciplining personnel, monitoring attendance, and identifying educational needs. Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements, creating a culture of open communication, developing strategies to improve satisfaction, establishing standards of care, monitoring critical processes and outcomes through audits and data analysis, and exercising independent judgment on significant matters. Conducts daily rounds with physicians and staff, actively communicates to coordinate care, directs personnel in patient care activities, investigates and resolves care and operational issues, and initiates and coordinates conferences to revise care plans. Assesses daily personnel requirements, requests additional staff, authorizes overtime, and completes monthly unit staff schedules accurately and on time while minimizing absences and staffing imbalances. Facilitates throughput through early discharge, pull-ahead beds, timely admission/transfer, and forecasting admission; works with facility services to maintain safe and operational equipment, prevents complications such as nosocomial infections, and conducts emergency preparedness reviews. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Organizational Requirements Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. All associates receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply. Location/Region: Oregon City, OR #J-18808-Ljbffr