Job Description

Job Purpose: Responsible for managing the clinical, operational, and financial activities within the department. Works collaboratively with physicians, clinical departments, nursing, management, and other stakeholders to ensure: timely patient access to care, operational efficiency, department productivity, fiscal integrity and patient satisfaction. Primary responsibilities include: human resources management, practice business development, daily operational efficiency, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Principal Accountabilities:

1. Overall Functioning of Unit: Provides oversight and operational support for the coordination and delivery of high-quality patient care 24/7. Leads and facilitates efficient patient flow processes, including admissions, transfers, and discharges, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal resource utilization. Conducts rounds to foster team engagement, uphold safety standards, and enhance the overall patient and family experience. Ensures payroll is accurate. Ensures appropriate staffing levels to meet patient acuity and volume, managing overtime, and aligning staffing with budgetary and productivity targets.

2. Budget: Oversees the development, implementation, and management of annual operating, capital, and staffing budgets, ensuring efficient resource utilization and alignment with financial objectives. Actively contributes to strategic planning efforts to support organizational priorities.

3. Performance Management: Leads the performance management process by conducting timely introductory and annual evaluations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and individual development plans. Actively participates in strategic talent decisions, including recruitment and separation, while providing ongoing clinical and behavioral coaching to support staff excellence. Identifies and promotes professional development opportunities to foster continuous learning and career advancement. Applies progressive disciplinary practices consistently and equitably, addressing performance and conduct issues promptly with thorough documentation.

4. Service: Cultivates a staff-driven experience that prioritizes exceptional service for patients, physicians, colleagues, the community. Actively involves staff in advancing standards of patient care excellence. Embodies and promotes the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities. Consistently evaluates the patient experience and implements focused action plans to enhance satisfaction and support the achievement of organizational objectives.

5. Growth: Serves as an effective representative of the hospital and health system within the community, actively seeking opportunities to promote the organization.

6. Quality: Ensures the implementation of professional practice standards in alignment with organizational policies and evidence-based guidelines. Maintains compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, OSHA, Joint Commission, and other relevant accrediting bodies. Oversees departmental performance and ensures adherence to patient safety initiatives and regulatory requirements.

7. Professional Practice: Promotes shared decision-making and professional autonomy through active participation in a professional governance structure. Maintains engagement with relevant professional organizations. Leads recruitment, retention, and team engagement efforts, fostering a collaborative and supportive departmental culture. Supports the organization's Magnet journey by advancing nursing excellence and staff empowerment. Facilitates daily huddles to enhance communication, reinforce a culture of safety.

Qualifications

Required:
1. Bachelor's degree in nursing.

2. BLS

3. Valid Registered Nursing in NJ or compact License

4. Nurse Executive Certification upon hire or withing one year of start date.

Preferred:
1. Three years of healthcare management experience in inpatient setting or comparable specialty area.

2. Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics

3. Certification in Maternal/Newborn care

About the Team

Whether it is the first trip to a gynecology specialist, welcoming a new baby or entering menopause, women can count on Atlantic Health System Women's Health for quality care tailored to their unique needs at each stage of life. Our board-certified specialists provide comprehensive care for the whole woman, including wellness and prevention services and minimally invasive treatments using the latest technology. At Atlantic Health we have maternity centers with safe, welcoming environments, where fellowship-trained obstetricians, neonatology specialists, midwives and other support staff work closely together during labor and delivery. High-risk mothers and infants have seamless access to state-of-the-art neonatal medicine when necessary.