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• Establishes standards and practices within department to advance patient satisfaction. Demonstrates therapeutic interactions with patients, families, and health team members.

• Develops department standards and goals; facilitates attainment of dept. standards and goals.

• Collaborates with multiple disciplines in maintaining quality of care and enhances patient care by communicating with ancillary departments, medical staff, etc. Acts as a role model regarding collaboration and partnerships with physicians and other departments. Maintains forum to enhance communications at all levels.

• Insures effective recruitment, hiring, retention, corrective action, and competency assessment process for employees in assigned departments. Conducts performance appraisals. Supports organizational and nursing policies related to staffing and employee relations.

• Plans and accurately forecasts budgeting needs for capital expenditures, staffing requirements, and material expenses. Assists with analysis of budget variance, developing corrective action plans as necessary to attain identified target

• Uses QA process for collecting data, problem identification, implementation and evaluation to resolve problems. Actively supports QA goals and actions within department.

• Conducts annual review of policies, procedures, and standards for the department and takes action to update them as necessary.

• Participates in the development of goals/objectives and strategies for the department, and division of Nursing Services.

• Works with nursing and medical staff to determine the quality indicators and organizes efforts to continually improve that quality.

• Promotes McLaren-Macomb through participating in professional and community organizations/activities.

• Assumes personal responsibility for continued learning and professional development.

• Performs other related job duties as requested.

Required:

• Three to five years of experience in a family birthing and/or special care nursery department.
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing or completion of BSN within three years of date of hire or transfer into this role.
• Current Sate of Michigan Registered Nurse license
• BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.
• Three years of prior work experience in progressive, professional nursing experience including program development, implementation and evaluation that demonstrate managerial and leadership skills

Preferred:

• Masters of Science in Nursing
• Five years of prior work experience in progressive, professional nursing experience including program development, implementation and evaluation that demonstrate managerial and leadership skills

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans