Assistant Nurse Manager - Labor & Delivery

• Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development. Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees.
• Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.
• Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
• Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.
• Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs and provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities.
• Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units. Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as charge nurse, preceptor, quality improvement champion or other related leadership experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience required.

• High school diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire

• Basic Life Support

• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, & budgeting.
• Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission & other federal, state, & local regulatory requirements.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Evidence of training completion as preceptor or charge nurse.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP certification may be required for positions in specific departments.

• Bachelors degree in nursing preferred.
• ACLS certification strongly preferred.

PrimaryLocation : California,Walnut Creek,Walnut Creek Hospital
HoursPerWeek : 36
Shift : Night
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 07:00 PM
WorkingHoursEnd : 07:30 AM
Job Schedule : Part-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level : Team Leader/Supervisor
Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners
Department : Walnut Creek Hospital - Maternal&Child - 0201
Travel : No
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.