Assistant Nurse Manager - Labor And Delivery

Location Detail: 80 Seymour Street (10008)

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Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. 

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation ( CESI ), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

Hartford Hospital, Labor and Delivery, is a fast paced 16 bed unit with an additional 5 triage rooms, 3 operating rooms, and PACU. Delivering approximately 4,000 babies per year and managing up to 500 triage visits per month we care for high risk antepartum and obstetrical patients that may require extended stays on Labor and Delivery for maternal cardiac telemetry, obstructive sleep apnea management, preeclampsia with Magnesium, and postpartum hemorrhage.

Job Summary:

40-hour exempt supervisory position on the night shift. Provides clinical care to patients as necessary to meet unit needs. Reports directly to the Nurse Manager of Labor and Delivery. Works collaboratively with the Managers of Maternity (Bliss 6) and Women’s Health (North 8) to facilitate a smooth transition of patient care and sharing of resources.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the Unit Manager in day to day operations, supervision of staff, and conflict resolution.
• Provides expert clinical care.
• Role models professionalism, interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork.
• Functions in the Resource role as needed, utilizing resources effectively and efficiently.
• Facilitates unit “Huddles”.
• Coaches and mentors staff.
• Conducts staff counseling related to performance.
• Performs annual employee evaluations in collaboration with the Nurse Manager and ANM.
• Supports the patient experience through a patient/family centered approach to decision making and practice, regular patient rounding, monthly tracking of patient satisfaction data and identifying opportunities.
• Assists Manager in managing change and sustaining initiatives.
• Performs audits and monitors documentation and adherence to standards.
• Exhibits the HH Leadership Behaviors:
• Being in the moment
  Being authentic and humanistic

Volunteering discretionary effort constantly
Modeling high performance of desired behaviors that drive desired results

Being respectful
Being curious versus judgmental

Being accountable
Being able to have courageous conversations
Being able to provide timely, clear and specific performance expectations and feedback
Being able to teach, coach, mentor and develop others

Qualifications

• Current CT RN license
• BSN required, MSN preferred
• Certification in BLS
• Certification in NRP
• Minimum of 3-5 years Women’s Health clinical experience
• Cardiac Telemetry skills required
• Management or supervisory experience preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to manage working in a busy environment
• Able to multitask

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .

  As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.