Clinical Nurse Manager: Obstetrics / Labor & Delivery - Capital Region Medical Center

Obstetrics / Labor and Delivery Department Manager

Shift: Monday Friday: 8:00am 4:30pm

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Department: Obstetrics / Labor and Delivery

Facility: Capital Region Medical Center, 1125 Madison St, Jefferson City, MO

Compensation: Base Pay Range: $99,174.00 - $161,720.00 annually, based on experience

About The Job

MU Health Care is looking for a dynamic and visionary nursing leader to drive excellence in patient care, team performance, and daily operations as Manager of our Obstetrics / Labor and Delivery Department at our Capital Region Medical Center location. In this pivotal role, you'll lead a high-performing team while strategically managing staffing, budgets, quality outcomes, and resources to ensure exceptional care for every patient. You'll cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, professional growth, and well-being by empowering staff through coaching, development, recognition, and shared governance. As a champion of safety and continuous improvement, you'll use data, evidence-based practices, and innovative solutions to elevate clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, employee engagement, and operational performance. You'll also serve as a trusted leader and escalation point, partnering across disciplines to resolve challenges, strengthen regulatory readiness, and ensure the unit is prepared to meet the evolving needs of patients and families. If you're ready to inspire others, shape the future of nursing, and make a lasting impact on the quality and experience of care, MU Health Care invites you to bring your leadership to this exciting opportunity.

Our ideal candidate would be an inspiring, compassionate, and collaborative nursing leader who brings a passion for exceptional maternal and newborn care and the ability to lead with confidence in a fast-paced, complex environment. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and relationship builder who can empower teams, foster trust, champion professional growth, and create a culture where patients, families, and caregivers feel supported, respected, and valued. A Master's degree in business or a healthcare-related field is preferred, along with strong clinical experience in Labor & Delivery, Postpartum Care, Mother-Baby Nursing, NICU/Neonatal Care, and Pediatric Nursing. Candidates with expertise caring for premature or medically complex newborns, including neonatal respiratory support, neonatal IV therapy, and neonatal stabilization, will bring valuable depth to this leadership role. We're seeking a leader who combines clinical expertise with sound judgment, emotional intelligence, accountability, and a commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care. If you are energized by the opportunity to develop exceptional teams and help shape outstanding outcomes for mothers, babies, and families, MU Health Care wants your leadership and expertise on our team.

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system the only in mid-Missouri is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

Detailed Job Description

Develops and manages department budgets in collaboration with physician partners, finance, and leadership. Monitors expenditures and ensures efficient use of resources.

Ensures appropriate 24-hour staffing based on patient acuity, staff competency, and the diverse needs of the patient population.

Guides process improvements using research and evidence-based practices. Supports a Shared Governance model to advance care delivery and outcomes.

Fosters a culture of accountability, professionalism, and patient-centered care through consistent policy implementation and staff engagement.

Interviews, hires, and onboards new staff. Evaluates performance, recommends promotions, addresses disciplinary issues, and provides ongoing coaching and development. Supports staff well-being and engagement through regular communication, recognition efforts, and promoting a healthy work environment.

Maintains care standards in accordance with regulatory and professional guidelines. Ensures compliance with accrediting bodies and legal requirements.

Serves as the primary escalation point for operational and clinical issues on the unit. Resolves patient and family concerns to enhance internal and external customer satisfaction.

Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice using internal and external data. Identifies opportunities for improvement and collaborates with key stakeholders. Leads daily operational huddles and routine staff rounding to ensure awareness of unit priorities and address real-time concerns.

Develops systems to track and achieve performance metrics related to patient satisfaction, employee engagement, quality outcomes, and financial targets.

Maintains clinical nursing competencies relevant to the assigned area of responsibility. Develops and implements unit-specific orientation, ongoing education, and competency assessments in partnership with clinical educators.

Participates in organizational committees and initiatives representing unit needs and performance.

Leads a culture of safety through proactive risk mitigation and continuous quality improvement, taking measures to routinely evaluate regulatory readiness. Monitors and analyzes safety and performance metrics to identify trends and implement corrective actions for staff and/or patients as appropriate.

Collaborates with Centralized Timekeeping and Scheduling to ensure accurate staff scheduling and alignment with operational needs. Utilizes UKG WFM to monitor employee attendance via the attendance tab, verifies attendance-related occurrences requiring disciplinary action, and reviews departmental staffing reports to assess efficiency, policy adherence, and appropriate meal break usage. Reviews and approves late timecards and schedule edit requests submitted through AskHR. Addresses patterns of late submissions that may require corrective action.

Develops and implements educational programs and initiatives to enhance the knowledge, skills, and competencies of inpatient nursing staff.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When the primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under the new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Five (5) years of RN experience in a hospital setting.

Two (2) years of managerial or supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in business or a healthcare-related field

Labor & Delivery experience

Postpartum Care experience

Mother/Baby nursing experience

NICU/Neonatal Care experience

Pediatric Nursing experience

Care of premature or medically complex newborns experience

Neonatal respiratory support experience

Neonatal IV therapy experience

Neonatal Stabilization experience

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.