Job Description:

Women & Infant Services at Lutheran Medical Center

• Community hospital with a family-feel
• New campus opened August 2024
• Level III NICU
• Supportive OB Hub to ensure safety in L&D
• Clinical Educator dedicated to OB
• Safety is top priority: o Real-time debriefs o Critical events training
• Robust community with lots of activities in the area - close to the Highlands, Old Town Arvada, Red Rocks & the mountains

This position is responsible for providing management and oversight of daily Nursing activities for Women’s Services including: Labor and Delivery, NICU, Mom and Lactation. The Manager works in partnership with Nursing leadership and other facility management and departments to ensure the provision of optimal patient care, attainment of financial goals, and development of leaders.

• Manage the operation of all technical equipment and the performance of all procedures in the department. Collaborate with the department management team in planning, program development, human resource management, budget planning, customer satisfaction, patient safety, communication and compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Evaluate service needs and volumes and adjust staffing levels accordingly. Maintain effective and appropriate staffing and staff scheduling to ensure safe, quality patient care. Promote staff flexibility and cross-training. Provide communication to associates and physicians through rounding, huddles, staff meetings and other forms of communication to relay updates regarding department updates, organizational activities, financial performance, educational opportunities, interdepartmental activities and QI activities.
• Be responsible for problem solving to address issues relating to patient safety, care and service. Promote effective working relations and work effectively as part of a department/unit team and interdepartmentally to facilitate that departments ability to meet its goals and objective. Ensure coordination of care with other departments to promote the highest level of patient care and satisfaction. Participate in interdisciplinary committees throughout the organization.
• Manage human resource functions such as interviewing, selection, orientation, education/training, feedback, performance evaluation, and policy and procedure development. Maintain personnel files, including documentation of appropriate staff orientation, competency, training, discipline and performance reviews. Oversee department timekeeping and payroll. Collaborate with HR concerning employee issues and performance. Conduct employee coaching, counselling, disciplinary actions and annual appraisals. Monitor staff adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Participate in the preparation of operational and capital budgets. Participate in fiscal accountability of services, operational and capital planning, annual operating plans, business plans for new services and human resource structure. Prepare and present business plans, reports, and other statistical data related to medical imaging. Monitor supply inventories and capital equipment purchases. Oversee and manage instrument service contracts. Ensure equipment is maintained and functioning properly.
• Partner with the department director and leadership team to identify and drive quality and performance improvement initiatives. Participate in establishing mechanisms to design, measure, maintain, and improve the performance and quality of department services. Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory guidelines and established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Participate with management team and staff in development of action plans in line with the organization’s strategic initiatives and goals.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing, required- Current Colorado RN license or compact license with the ability to obtain Colorado RN license, required
• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required upon hire
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical RN experience, required
• Minimum of (3) years of experience in progressive RN leadership positions, required

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and -Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City:

Wheat Ridge

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.67 - $67.41

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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