Job Details: LABOR & DELIVERY MANAGER

Company: Vanderbilt Medical Center – We are considered one of America's best hospitals. We're also the 2nd-largest private employer in Tennessee!

Description: Bring new life to your nursing career.
Bring new life to your nursing career.

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, an internationally respected leader in medical education research and patient care, enjoys a reputation for excellence that is due, in part, to the exceptional leadership of our unit managers. You can make a difference in a department where everyday is a different, exciting challenge: Labor & Delivery.

Our L&D unit has 12 rooms and two operating suites for LDR, high-risk antepartum/postpartum and critical care obstetric patients. Our numbers are impressive, delivering over 2,500 babies each year. And, raising our stature even more, for the past three years, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has become a national leader in utero surgery for spina bifida. Our staff consists of a variety of healthcare professions, including Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists and Certified Nurse Midwives.

As Labor & Delivery Manager, you will play an important role in ensuring the well-being of both mothers and babies in a fast-paced environment. We will rely on you to:
- Define standards for quality patient care, and motivate your team to achieve performance goals
- Supervise daily activities and unit-based work teams
- Develop, evaluate and mentor staff members
- Maintain fiscal accountability and ensure budget expectations are met
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence that serves as an example to staff members

Qualified candidates must have:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN); MSN preferred
- Valid Tennessee RN licensure
- Minimum 5 years' clinical nursing experience
- At least 2 years' management experience within a Women's Health setting (Labor & Delivery experience highly desirable)
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, prioritizing and communication skills

Background screens will be performed and education will be verified before employment. Salary is dependent upon education and experience. As the largest, most well-respected employer in middle Tennessee, we offer an unmatched benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability, AD&D, tuition benefits (employee/spouse/dependent children), retirement plan and more. In addition, you'll enjoy many perks including use of our state-of-the-art exercise facilities, child care and summer camp programs, pet insurance, domestic partner coverage, free bus rides to/from work, discounts on concerts and sporting events, and SO much more!
In fact there are 147 reasons why you should join the stable work environment of Vanderbilt University and Medical Center - view them all at http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/jobs

To learn more about this exciting opportunity and to apply, visit www.Vanderbilt.jobs
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Posting Date: Oct 10 08