RN Manager Mother Baby

Registered Nurse Manager Mother Baby Full Time Days

Why UT Southwestern? William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital provides Level IV Maternal Care. We are a Texas Ten Step and Texas Gold Mother Friendly facility. 6 Blue, the Mother Baby unit, cares for antepartum and postpartum women and newborns. Patient rooms are spacious and private, with large windows that bring in natural light. The goal of our care is to provide the best patient and family experience in a patient and family-centered environment while providing individualized attention and education, reassurance, and quality care in each stage of pregnancy and beyond. Infants in the postpartum and well-baby unit are cared for as a “couplet” with their mother. Rooming-in allows infants to remain with their mothers throughout their stay, minimizing time apart, and encouraging bonding and breastfeeding. Our staff provides ongoing support, protection, and encouragement for breastfeeding for our mothers and babies. Certified lactation consultants are available onsite daily and at night. All postpartum nurses receive lactation education updates. Our unit specializes in the care of families. Specifically focused on adjustment and education involved with the addition of a newborn. We care for normal and complicated pregnancies.

Job Summary

Mother/Baby and the Women’s Resources Center is 14 beds with overflow to Labor and Delivery. The patient population is antepartum patients, postpartum mothers and well babies. Our unit specializes in Mother Baby care. We teach baby care, breastfeeding, home care and self-care. The antepartum patients with pregnancy complications stay with us for a while and we care for them and assist with activities to help them. Our Lactation Consultants help all patients and our Women Resources Center schedules follow up visits for weight checks, jaundice, and lactation assistance. We are a Texas Ten Step facility. UTSW is proud to have earned Magnet® designation, the highest honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Learn more about UTSW’s nursing excellence online.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement an effective action plan to improve performance in the department. Meets or exceeds financial goals and objectives of the department. 
• Provides direct patient care and/or functions as “charge” position as needed. Seeks out opportunities to teach and mentor other nursing personnel on formal and/or informal basis. 
• Evaluates and supervises provision of patient care by other personnel assigned to unit. Adheres and facilitates adherence by other personnel to all policies and procedures, code of ethics, JCAHO standards, and nationally recognized standards of nursing practice. 
• Reviews nursing assignments and revises as necessary to meet specific needs of patients and/or to ensure adherence to policies and procedures. Implements disciplinary interventions, including termination, as appropriate and in compliance with policy. 
• Participates in identification and resolution of physician, patient and/or family complaints. Reports complaints and interventions to Guest Services and/or Department of Nursing in timely manner for adequate follow-up prior to patient’s discharge. 
• Reviews schedule and staffing plan with other Department of Nursing personnel to ensure adequate coverage of patient care needs on daily shift or shift-by-shift basis. 
• Utilizes staffing guidelines and/or patient acuity system and employs most cost-effective option in providing appropriate patient care. Utilizes resources in manner which is appropriate and which optimizes resources for benefit of organization and patient population. Identifies efficiency or cost saving ideas and reports same to DON and/or CNO. 
• Interviews and makes final decision regarding hiring of all nursing personnel for unit. Implements disciplinary interventions, including termination, as appropriate and in compliance with policy. Participates in development, implementation, and evaluation of performance improvement activities. Completes performance reviews and orientation evaluations of nursing personnel. Implements termination of nursing personnel with approval from Chief Nursing Officer and/or Human Resources Manager. Provides immediate counseling of nursing personnel, up to and including suspension, as appropriate. Follows-up with accurate and timely written reports to Nursing and/or Human Resources Director. Generates and/or supervises generated occurrence reports as appropriate. Provides appropriate and timely follow-up and submits to DON. 
• Conducts staff meetings and coordinates special projects, which may include educational activities, research projects, recruitment, and interdisciplinary and hospital committees. Collaborates with nursing staff and Nurse Educator to meet educational needs of current nursing personnel. Promotes personal and professional growth of all nursing personnel by allowing opportunities for active participation in unit-based activities and appropriate patient care. Seeks out opportunities to teach. 
• Develops unit’s annual capital and operational budgets with assistance from nursing administration personnel. Completes payroll editing at end of payroll cycle and maintains attendance records. Provides and supports efforts to develop teamwork between all nursing personnel, employees and staff. Facilitates timely return of specialty equipment. 
• Participates in routine and special care conferences. Demonstrates ability to function in “charge” role. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Education and Experience

• Graduate of NLN approved Nursing program, BSN required. 
• Five (5) years experience as registered nurse, and two (2) years of management experience required. Specialty areas may have increased experience requirements as dictated by unit or standard of care. 
• Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license; BCLS required. A current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC). 
• NRP and STABLE required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

• Basic computer skills.

Working Conditions

Constant walking, standing, bending, turning, and stooping. Pushing and pulling heavy objects such as patient beds. Must be able to help lift and turn patients. 

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require prior approval of Vice President for Human Resources Administration or his/her designee. 

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.