Description
Nurse Manager, Labor, and Delivery
Location: Seattle, Washington
Day Shift
Compensation
Base Salary - USD $104,806 to $178,256
Full-time
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available
Hiring Bonus and relocation for eligible external candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by Providence that begin on your first day of employment. Join us and find out how many ways we offer you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients.
The manager is accountable for the overall management and leadership of a unit or a group of patient care units within Nursing Services. The manager is responsible for all clinical and operational activities of the units in accordance with Medical Center's mission, vision, and values.
Department Overview
Labor and Delivery: 30 labor beds
OB ED: 9 beds total
OB ORs: 4 operating rooms
Births: Approximately 550-600 per month
Deliveries: Starting from 22-23 weeks gestation
NICU: Level 4 with 77 beds
Teams: Includes MFM team, Midwifery, OB, Family Medicine
Programs: Addiction Recovery program for pregnant/laboring patients and postpartum couplets, Doula and Cultural Navigators
24/7 Services: Anesthesia, Laborist, and Neonatology
5 EAST Main L&D Unit: 6 bed OB ED, 14 labor rooms, 2 ORs, Charge RN, and Laborist
5 South: Scheduled C-sections, overflow labor, occasional Antepartum or Postpartum overflow, Charge RN
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. Is 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.
We are looking for an individual who is engaged, personable, and focused on collaboration within the L&D leadership team and the Women & Children (W&C) leadership team. The ideal candidate will share responsibility for quality, finance, staffing, and the patient and caregiver experience. This role reports directly to the Senior L&D Manager. The Senior manager, manager, and clinical supervisor work collaboratively to run the department.
Required qualifications:
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.
Upon hire: Washington Registered Nurse License
Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
3 years of recent experience in Labor & Delivery nursing.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in nursing or related field.
1 year First line management experience.