NICU Manager

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

The Manager Nursing manages 24/7 unit/department operations or a business function.

Quality Helps create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care. Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care. Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations and designations. Ensures compliance with all policies procedures and regulatory standards.

Manages admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care. Facilitates effective interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments. Ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs. Manages nursing practice and unit operations. Monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met.

Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.

Service Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instils accountability for providing consistent positive patient interactions that differentiates the organization as a healthcare leader. Reviews various feedback mechanisms and helps identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience.

People Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the organization. Implements evidence based employee engagement practices. Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback and training to improve performance. Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.

Growth Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.

Finance Manages staff scheduling. Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines. Manages operating expenses including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.

• Bachelor degree in nursing preferred. Masters degree preferred
• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation. National Nursing Certification in Specialty or Nursing Leadership preferred. BLS and NRP required upon hire.
• Three (3) years experience required.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Behaviors:
• Service and Quality Excellence:
  Ability to demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional care to create an unmatched value proposition for our…