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To assist the Clinical Nursing Director in planning and management of the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital patient care services. To provide leadership in the practice of nursing, emphasizing quality patient care, education and research. 
To assist in coordinating patient care services consistent with Michigan Medicine mission, values  and goals. 
Reports directly to the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital Clinical Nursing Director. 
Collaborative/consultative relationship with other health professionals and administrative personnel. Administrative and functional supervision is exercised over nursing and support staff as delegated by the Clinical Nursing Director.

Clinical Practice: 
Maintain clinical competency in the care of the patient populations cared for within Women's Hospital. Maintain significant presence across all treatment areas within Women's, rounding on patients and families, and interfacing with staff, to facilitate patient care excellence and high reliability. Anticipate and respond to patient/family issues and concerns.   

Management of Clinical Area: 
Operations - Participate in the development and implementation of unit goals and objectives for Women's. Participate in development of unit policy/procedure and patient care standards for Women's. Identify and plan for staffing consistent with the needs of the patient population and budgetary requirements. Interpret and implement the Health System and University policies and procedures and the standards of regulatory agencies. Participate in planning and problem solving of daily Women's Hospital operations, productivity, priorities of patient services, and urgent and emergent care. 

Staff - Participate in the selection of candidates for nursing, technical, and clerical positions within Women's Hospital. Provide counseling opportunities for growth and development of staff as well as performance evaluation. Participate in the training of staff to facilitate highly reliable patient care and collaborative teamwork. 

Financial - Participate in the monitoring of Women's payroll and commodity expenditures. Provide input into the payroll and commodity budget planning process. Identify and plan for staffing consistent with the needs of the patient population, staffing skill mix, and budgetary requirements. 

Quality Improvement and Research: 
Participate in planning, coordinating and evaluating Women's Hospital quality improvement activities. Promote the integration of research findings into clinical practice by Women's nursing staff. Promote staff involvement in clinical research. Use lean management and high reliability principles to optimize department operations.

Applicant must meet one of the following:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing

 (or)

• Associate degree or diploma in Nursing AND a Masters Degree in Nursing

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Hours/Week: 40 hours

Shift: Day shift - Four (4) 10-hour shifts, Monday-Friday; Weekend rotation and on-call. 

Location: Von Voigtlander Women's Birth Center- 9 East & 9 West, 9 Central, Triage, OR, PACU

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The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.