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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Unit Supervisor - Multiple Teams

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/2/2026
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Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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About the job

Requirements
  • A current Michigan Registered Nurse license in good standing is required.
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.
  • Two years of clinical experience is required.
  • Demonstrated clinical expertise caring for neonatal or pediatric critical-care patients is required.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are required.
  • The ability to mentor, coach, and support nursing staff is required.
  • Previous NICU and/or PICU nursing experience is preferred.
  • Previous charge nurse, preceptor, educator, lead nurse, or other formal or informal leadership experience is preferred.
  • Experience coordinating patient flow, staffing, or operational activities is preferred.
  • National specialty certification related to neonatal or pediatric nursing is preferred.
  • Previous management experience is preferred.
  • Formal or informal leadership experience is preferred.
  • Advanced nursing-specific certification is preferred.
  • Department-specific requirements may include PALS, BLS, ACLS, and similar certifications.
  • For Unit Coordinators in Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby/Antepartum at BMH and BBC, Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification through PQF or NCC is required within six months of completing intermediate fetal monitoring.
  • Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills are required.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills, conflict-resolution ability, and the ability to work as a team leader are required.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability is required.
  • The ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and demonstrate accountability for assignments is required.
  • The ability to use job-related software such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio is required.
  • The ability to organize and analyze data is required.
  • The ability to speak and write English fluently is required.
  • The ability to interpret regulatory standards and assess their impact on the organization is required.
  • Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
Responsibilities
  • Provide day-to-day leadership and operational support for the NICU team.
  • Serve as a mentor, coach, and clinical resource for nursing staff.
  • Promote patient safety, quality outcomes, and evidence-based practice.
  • Assist with staff development, engagement, and retention initiatives.
  • Facilitate communication between staff, physicians, and leadership.
  • Support unit operations, staffing coordination, and workflow management.
  • Foster a collaborative, team-oriented environment focused on patient and family experiences.
  • Function as the clinical liaison among staff, physicians, and management, providing continuity of day-to-day leadership.
  • Maintain unit standards and encourage a team environment as a role model, mentor, coach, and resource person.
  • Assist managers in attracting, developing, maintaining, and retaining qualified staff.
  • Assist with hiring, orientation, performance monitoring and evaluation, problem-solving, employee counseling, staffing, payroll, and budget duties.
  • Serve as a contact for internal and external customers.
  • Maintain a safe environment of care that supports positive customer service and meets quality standards; implement new processes and monitor existing processes.
  • Evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care and conduct or facilitate audits for accreditation, regulatory requirements, and organizational standards.
  • Coordinate day-to-day unit operations, including patient placements and staff assignments.
  • Assume responsibility for personnel staffing and scheduling, ensuring assignments use personnel appropriately.
  • Coordinate department staff schedules with manager input as needed and adjust staffing daily to meet needs, including volume changes and call-ins.
  • Facilitate staff attendance at organizational committees and meetings.
  • Manage staffing levels to help the department achieve its budget and participate in projecting staffing needs and developing staffing plans with the manager or director.
  • Approve or deny paid time off and communicate with staff about scheduling requests and issues in accordance with organizational policies.
  • Act as a clinical expert resource, mentor staff, maintain positive relationships, and build teamwork across the healthcare team.
  • Maintain knowledge of guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards, and provide input into them.
  • Act as the first responder for clinical and service-recovery issues and answer staff questions about job performance and departmental processes.
  • Provide guidance and supervision to personnel accountable to the nurse manager.
  • Provide ongoing job-performance feedback, monitor staff performance day to day, and work with the manager on personal development plans, follow-up, and mentoring.
  • Evaluate personnel performance, collate peer input for evaluations, communicate staff behavior and performance issues to the manager, and participate in employee discipline and evaluation processes as assigned.
  • Co-facilitate shared-governance planning and meetings and mentor the staff chair of shared governance.
  • Facilitate charge nurse and other unit meetings, reporting to the nurse manager.
  • Participate in recruitment, selection, and retention of personnel, including assisting the manager with interviews.
  • Create and support an environment that encourages and values innovation and creativity.
  • For Pre-Admission Surgery/Endo Screening, provide patient contact by telephone only.
  • Unit Coordinators may cover multiple locations across the organization.
Desired Qualifications
  • The role offers opportunities for leadership development, mentoring, and career growth.

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

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Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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