Location: Mount Pleasant, SC (Charleston Area)
Facility: Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center
Department: Women's & Children's Services
Employment Type: Full-Time, Day Shift
In this role, you will champion clinical excellence, cultivate a supportive team culture, manage operational budgets, and ensure absolute regulatory compliance. You will serve as a vital link between frontline clinical staff, providers, and executive leadership to maintain Novant Health's high standards of quality, safety, and patient experience.
What You'll Do- Direct day-to-day operations and clinical workflows across L&D, the Level II NICU, and postpartum care units.
- Maintain a standard of high-quality, patient-centered care by implementing evidence-based practices and driving performance improvement initiatives.
- Ensure full compliance with all local, state, federal, and Joint Commission regulations.
- Recruit, retain, and mentor a high-performing nursing team.
- Foster a healthy work environment rooted in safe communication, accountability, and psychological safety.
- Oversee scheduling, performance evaluations, and the professional growth of your staff.
- Develop and manage the annual operational and capital budgets for Women's Services.
- Optimize resource allocation, staffing grids, and productivity metrics to align with patient acuity and volume demands.
- Collaborate with material management to ensure continuous availability of essential specialized clinical equipment.
What We're Looking For- Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree. Bachelors Degree in Nursing required. Graduate Degree, preferred.
- Experience: Two years demonstrated leadership experience, preferred. Three years clinical RN experience in an acute care setting, preferred.
- Refer to the Life Support Training Policy NH-HR-3096.
- Licensure/certification/registration: Current RN licensure in appropriate state required. NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required. Board certification in area of practice, preferred.
- Additional skills required: Understands and applies: current and future trends/practice in area of responsibility; regulatory and governing standards, policies and procedures; information systems and software used in area of responsibility; equipment used in performing assigned duties; application of safety and infection control policies and procedures; skills in interviewing and selection process; understanding of budgeting, staffing, payroll and purchasing processes; implementation of competency, feedback, development and progressive discipline processes; teambuilding, conflict management, and interpersonal relationship skills; principles of adult learning and teaching methods/models; decision making, project leadership and consultation, delegation and communication skills; customer needs and expectations and knowledge for improvement to exceed customer expectations; principles of change management.
- Additional skills preferred: Board certification in area of practice.
Job Opening ID 173973
