Job Description

Job Description

As a Nurse Manager of a Mother-Baby unit, you'll lead and support nursing staff, ensuring high-quality patient care and optimizing unit operations, while also focusing on staff development and evidence-based practices.

Nurse Manager of Mother-Baby RN 

Job Summary and Qualifications

• The Nurse Manager for Mother/Baby Care Unit accepts responsibility for all department functions in support of the mission, vision, values and facility goals.
• The Nurse Manager is an RN and accepts responsibility for critical thinking decisions within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.
• Accepts responsibility for patient safety of the Postpartum and Newborn Nursery practice environments.
• Integrate the management of information and effective communication skills in daily practice.
• Build on the ANA Standards of Care and Standards of Professional Practice [1].
• Serve as liaison to foster a partnership with the patient and significant others.
• Construct decisions to support the continuity of care and the coordination of care across the care settings.
• Recognize the role of the manager to maintain high quality age & developmental specific care for the infant to adult populations.
• Create Women’s Health specific initiatives and process improvement.
• Integrate collaborative practice and working relationships with all members of the healthcare team.
• Accept responsibility for management of multiple levels of personnel (including supervisory positions), payroll, budget, capital, business plan, and physician relationships.
• Serve as liaison for hospital, community and other institutions.
• Organize / Supervise human and material resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 5 years (Would be open to 2 years if the candidate has Supervisor level experience managing the responsibilities of people and engagement in Process improvements) RECENT ACUTE CARE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN Mother Baby Unit Required
• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Advanced degree, preferred.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current RN license in the State of Texas or compact license required.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS provider card.
• NRP Required.

Why is This a Great Opportunity

Great benefits. Relo offered!

Private Notes to MembersComments

INTERNAL
Professional Resume (not from Indeed)
5-7 Sentence Paragraph intro to hiring manager
Candidate Profile Sheet filled out by Recruiter (talk to Jarrod Ditmore for this)

Additional Information:

• Is there anything specific the HM is looking for besides from the JD? The most important role for this position is for the individual to have a strong Mother Baby background and the ability to lead a large team.
• What is the support system for this role? For example, Charge Nurses & Supervisors that help support the leader. The department has 4 CNCs who directly support the Manager and there are also relief charge nurses
• Who does this position report to? Chris Croteau, AVP Women’s Services
• Why is the position open? 1 position is to backfill a tenured leaders retirement; 1 is to add leadership support and support span of control for the leader
• How long has it been open? One since 6/12/24 & one since 8/17/24
• How many FTEs in the unit? 79.2
• What additional departments are they over? Lactation
• What are the qualities that you like and dislike in candidates that you have seen so far? No candidates for the position so far.
• Who will be on the interview with them? They will interview with the AVP for the initial interview and if they appear to be a fit based on experience and interview, they would come for panel interviews with staff, managers, directors, physicians, and CNO.
• Who has final say on hiring? Feedback from the interview panels is taken into consideration and will be used for the hiring decision.

General Comments

Salary Range: $84,849-$106,059-$127,274 (Based on years of experience)

Sign On: Case by Case

Relocation: Case by Case

Fee: 20%

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