Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager (Women's Services)

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is currently seeking an Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager for Women's Services.

This position supports patient care and is responsible for the 24-hour functioning of the Birth Center and Mother Infant Care Unit (MIU).

Translates the organizational/system's mission and vision into operations through the design and provision of a quality, integrated service at a reasonable cost.

While primarily responsible for the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the assigned unit, also demonstrates an expert awareness and facilitates the clinical operations.

The Birth Center consists of 12 Birthing Rooms (12 beds), 3 Labor Rooms (4 beds), 8 High Risk Antepartum/High Risk Post-Partum rooms, 3 bay Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), 4 bed OBED and two OR's.

The philosophy of this unit is to foster family unity in a home-like environment while providing safe and therapeutic care to obstetric and neonatal patients.

Registered Nurses in the Birth Center are certified in BLS, ACLS, and NRP.

Procedures done in the Birth Center include, but are not limited to, vaginal birth, assisted or non-assisted; induction of labor; cesarean sections, with and without sterilization procedures, sterilization procedures, D&C, and cerclage.

The Mother Infant Unit consists of 24 rooms and 29 beds; 5 rooms can accommodate semi-private occupancy, and a Level I newborn nursery area designed for the purpose of providing respite when needed, observation of high-risk infants, and a procedure room.

The philosophy of the unit is to foster family unity in a Baby Friendly™ environment while respecting parental choices regarding feeding and rooming- in, providing safe and therapeutic care.

Health Care providers in this area mimic those in the Birth Center with the inclusion of pediatric care providers and lactation specialists.

Registered Nurses in the MIU are certified in BLS and NRP.

MIU provides supportive care of the mother/infant dyad with focus on the family, infant and self-care procedures and education.

Both human milk and formula feeding are supported and educated to, with special emphasis on the benefits of human lactation.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES / SPECIFIC JOB COMPETENCIES

Clinical Management and Staffing

• Provides clinical consultation and supervision to nursing personnel and other staff as appropriate.

• Participates in the clinical operations and patient care activities within the unit.

• Assures patient care is consistently provided in accordance with organizationally/system-wide accepted standards of care and practice.

• Demonstrates effective supervision of staffing resources by providing for appropriate skill mix and numbers of staff for the Department.

• Models expert decision-making, collaboration and negotiation skills in collaboration with Administrative Director of Women's and Children's Services, Women's Services Director and Women's Services Clinical Manager.

• Actively participates in clinical work process...