Labor & Delivery - Postpartum Supervisor​/Rn

Job Details

Job Location:

Hospital Main Campus - Idaho Falls,

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Registered Nurse

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Any

Job Category:
Health Care

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Postpartum Supervisor/RN to join our team!

Responsible for the staffing and flow of work for the postpartum unit. Participates in the implementation of hospital policies and procedures. Maintains open communication with all staff to promote improvement in performance. This position requires a sound knowledge of nursing practice and exceptional leadership abilities. Supervises postpartum nursing staff.

• Promotes the department(s) and its services in the organization’s primary mission, including any developments and changes to the Labor and Delivery dept.
• Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other departments.
• Reviews, updates and supports the policies and procedures, in Policy Stat, that guide and support the provision of services.
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care with current guidelines on staffing ratios and acuity levels.
• Participates in quality improvement programs used in the department.
• Assists with scheduling for orientation, in-service education, training and continuing education of all persons in the department.
• Provides feedback as necessary to individual staff members regarding their performance. Reports problems with staff members to the Labor and Delivery Manager.
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring of employees.
• Participates in monthly staff meetings, charge nurse meetings and monthly unit education.
• Evaluate the performance of staff: nurses and nursing assistants while having the ability to provide ongoing feedback, mentoring, and coaching.
• Meets with orienteers’ and/or unit educators regularly to monitor new employees and their progress.
• Ensures staff receives proper orientation prior to assuming patient care responsibilities.
• Ensures all employee competency sheets are collected and turned into Education.
• Demonstrates an ability to identify and resolve problems. Uses initiative and good judgement to reach quality decisions.
• Maintains an effective rapport with patients, visitors, physicians, and directors.
• Promotes confidentiality and uses complete discretion when discussing information.
• Maintains assigned equipment, reports, malfunction, recall documentation and orders services as necessary.
• Participates in performance improvement/performance evaluation activities, including data collection, development of indicators, and evaluation criteria.
• Covers call 1-2 weekends a month, as well as scheduled vacation time or sick days for Labor and Delivery Manager.
• Assists in documentation and data collection for occurrence reports and patient complaints processes.
• Assists with chart audits and quarterly goal planning/evaluation for the department.
• Assists Labor and Delivery Manager as needed with administration of the Women’s Center.
• Assists with teaching unit‑based educators as well as staff how to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate unit‑specific training to insure safe patient care.
• Collaborates with management and unit‑specific educators when planning training that affects their clinics/department and reports completion of and attendance of these activities.
• Coordinate clinical staff requirements and ensure that all staff are current in their licensure and education.
• Assists with the monitoring of employees for timely completion of required courses through the learning management system (Health Stream).
• Collaborates with the unit educators with new hires and annual competencies to ensure they are informed of new nursing mentorships and changes in…