Manager Women's Services
USA, Pulaski TN
$63,000 - $94,000
Job Description
The Director of the OB Department is a Registered Nurse with clinical experience in the care of the perinatal, laboring, newborn, and gynecological patient populations. This director is a member of the Nursing Administration Team and reports directly to the Chief Nursing Officer. She must be able to work collaboratively with all members of the administrative and health care team and must be able to effectively lead others. This director is responsible for providing clinical and operational oversight to the unit she manages and is responsible for ensuring the standards of care are met for the patients served. She is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and that staffing goals are met in the units managed. This director is responsible for the coordination of patient care, performance improvement and clinical operations of the unit. The OB Director is a working manager and may provide direct or indirect patient care within the hospital.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
· Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical,
· administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
· Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
· Manages staff relations including performance management, staff satisfaction, and conflict management. Performs and oversees scheduling, staff development and training, recruitment, payroll, and student engagements.
· Monitors and helps develop departmental budget, ensures regulatory compliance, and maintains vendor relations. Determines and justifies needs for systems/equipment/supplies purchases, monitors usage, and oversees proper working order and/or stock supplies.
· Provides clinical guidance and oversight to the patient care delivered. Coordinates patient care services with patients, staff, physicians, and other departments. May provide patient care when necessary.
· Ensures the patient care delivered follows nursing standards of care in a manner that promotes positive outcomes, avoids harms to patients and promotes health and healing.
· Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals to provide care to the patients.