Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Houston is seeking a Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager. This role ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of daily operations and staffing. The ideal candidate will lead efforts to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes, manage nursing practice, and facilitate interdisciplinary care. A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a Registered Nurse license are required, along with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Women's Services or Labor & Delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license required.
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required.
• 3+ years experience in Women's Services and/or Labor & Delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily function and staffing of the unit.
• Ensure high quality, patient-centered care.
• Manage admissions and discharge processes.
• Facilitate effective interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Manage nursing practice and unit operations.

Skills

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Neonate Resuscitate

(RN) Registered Nurse license

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

3+ years applicable experience in Women's Services and/or Labor & Delivery

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

Introduction Want to join a team of daring managers who care without reservations or limits? Our The Woman's Hospital of Texas team is looking for a Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager. HCA Healthcare is an advanced healthcare network that has committed up to $300 million to our incredible team members over the course of three years.

The Woman's Hospital of Texas offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department. The Manager monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives.

What you will do in the role

• Helps create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
• Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
• Manages admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
• Facilitates effective interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments. Ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Manages nursing practice and unit operations. Monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met.
• Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instills accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healthcare leader.
• Reviews various feedback mechanisms and helps identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience.
• Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve patient satisfaction.
• Ensures compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other leaders to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
• Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
• Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization. Implements evidence-based employee engagement practices.
• Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance.
• Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.
• Assumes responsibility for resolving and/or channeling employee grievances, disputes, or concerns according to appropriate procedures.
• Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.
• Manages staff scheduling. Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Manages operating expenses, including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.

Qualifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Neonate Resuscitate
• (RN) Registered Nurse license required
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required
• 3+ years applicable experience in Women's Services and/or Labor & Delivery

About The Woman’s Hospital of Texas

Our care philosophy is Woman First. Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women\'s hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns. Today, we are the state’s premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area\'s only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program. As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to its patients, colleagues and communities. Help guide our team as a Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager and help us improve more lives in more ways.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.