Job Details
*This Opportunity is in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Relocation Assistance available*
Manager Patient Care Women s Health & NICU
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
3400 Union Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Advocate Aurora Health
- ID # R107402
- Status/Hours: Monday Friday, Full Time, Days
WHO WE ARE: Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County, our 113-bed acute care medical center with 44 specialties, is home to a collaborative and supportive team of 529 providers and 320 professional nurses. This new and state-of-the-art community hospital offers General Surgery, Women s Health/level II NICU, Cardiac Care, Emergency Services, Ortho and Rehab, Spine Services and Behavioral Health. Our facility features advanced technologies including Wi-Fi throughout, private rooms and modern birthing suites for a comfortable experience. We are nationally recognized for excellence from U.S. News as a High Performing Hospital - Maternity Care.
WHO WE ARE: Aurora Health Care is the largest health system in Wisconsin and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. The state s largest private employer, the system serves patients across 17 hospitals, more than 70 pharmacies and more than 150 sites of care. Aurora Health Care, in addition to Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. In December of 2022, four mission driven health systems came together to do more, be better, and go faster to provide equitable care for all.
- Atrium Health
- Advocate Health Care
- Aurora Health Care
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Together, we operate 68 hospitals and over 1K ambulatory centers. We support the careers of 155K team members, 42K nurses, 21K physicians who care for 6M patients annually. Our combined $6B in community benefits enables us to foster healthier communities.
Come explore the enterprise whose accolades include: Top Work Places , Top 100 Hospitals , Best Hospitals for Maternity Care , Top Diversity Organization , Best Places to work for Women and Diverse Managers , and System for Change Award .
HOW YOU LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Be responsible for the practice of professional nursing and the delivery of nursing care across L&D, Neonatal and Mother/Baby units. Establishes clinical direction for nursing care delivery, provides clinical supervision and is responsible for quality outcomes. Responsible for attaining and maintaining adherence to regulatory standards. Coordinates the unit operations with other departments and disciplines to provide effective, efficient, and compassionate patient care. Champion program development for Women s Health.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and manages all resources necessary to provide optimal nursing care, including availability of staff resources, patient care supplies and automated patient care systems. Effectively manages resources through systems management and coordinates system issues to assure optimal patient care.
- Maintains an optimal level of productivity, based on the coordination of efficient 24-hour staffing and scheduling patterns and labor management standards.
- Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by department staff by using standards of practice, patient outcomes and other quality indicators to include peer review, incident reports, use of policies and procedures, evaluation of equipment, supplies and products; ensures appropriate resources are available for department performance improvement initiatives.
- Develops service strategies and monitors service levels against indicators to demonstrate improvement in customer and patient satisfaction. Coordinates and integrates services with other areas.
- Maintains and promotes effective relationships with and between patients, families, department staff, other departments, medical staff and their support staff, other health care facilities and vendors. Acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staffs as necessary.
- Facilitates evidence-based nursing by creating an environment that encourages utilization of evidence in practice and decision-making to maintain quality, cost, and customer service; ensures integration of evidence in congruence with departmental, organizational, and strategic goals.
- Participates in shared governance councils and provides feedback as requested. Makes recommendations for changes in nursing practice to shared governance councils and promotes new approaches and concepts. Supports shared governance by holding staff accountable and by monitoring and counseling department representative(s) to ensure role compliance.
- Responsible for attaining and maintaining department's compliance with the Joint Commission (TJC) on Accreditation and other regulatory bodies.
- Develops and communicates change initiatives. Achieves care management targets in area(s) of responsibility and achieves target improvements in employee engagement. Plans for staffing needs appropriately meeting established productivity benchmarks and achieves patient loyalty targets
- Assists physicians and other departments with development of new services, identifying potential new sources of revenue and/or assisting in the marketing of existing and new programs.
- Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
- Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the organization's business.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Licenses & Certifications
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Degrees
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Required Functional Experience
- Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing that includes experiences in labor and delivery.
Required Management Experience
- Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing a staff and budgets in a nursing environment at the supervisory/management level.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facilities policies and procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with conflict resolution.
- Strong aptitude in human resource management.
- Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
- Sound decision making and critical thinking skills.
- Proficient in use of computers, software, and other electronic systems.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during work shift.
- required to lift over 50 lbs. with assistance.
- to use foot pedals on carts or machines.
- have functional sight and hearing.
- to the following hazards on a continuous basis: mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood and body fluids.
- to wear gloves, goggles and gowns on an as-needed basis.
- equipment essential to performing the duties of the job.
Taking care of our team members and leaders is a top priority. We strive to develop and maintain an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and thrives. Supporting careers and professional development is one facet of caring for our leaders through structured leadership onboarding, enhanced tuition reimbursement, progressive developmental programs, succession planning and mentoring performance excellence. Competitive compensation, eligible annual incentive plans and comprehensive health care packages are top of mind to care for your financial health and well-being. If needed, our comprehensive relocation package helps get you here.