NURSE MANAGER- LABOR & DELIVERY (FT Days)

OverviewAt Riverside, leadership is action. As a Magnet-designated organization and regional leader in maternal services, we are building the future of safe, evidence-based childbirth care. If you are an experienced nursing leader ready to elevate maternal safety, strengthen physician partnerships, and build high-performing teams - this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact. Be Remarkable at Riverside Healthcare. The Nurse Manager - Labor & Delivery provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Labor and Delivery and collaborates with Post Partum, and Nursery services. This role is accountable for advancing professional nursing practice, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving quality and patient experience outcomes, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and achieving financial and operational performance targets. Aligned with Magnet principles, AWOHNN and ACOG practice, and AONL Nurse Manager competencies, this leader promotes a culture of safety, shared governance, accountability, evidence-based practice, and professional development. Essential Job Duties Clinical & Operational Leadership Manages the daily clinical and operations of Labor and Delivery. Oversees clinical services in all areas of assignment to promote interdisciplinary team development and movement along the continuum. Establishes and monitors unit productivity and ensures appropriate staffing at all times. Review HRIS reports to ensure appropriate staff levels and skill mix on a daily basis. Prompt team for rounds to start on time, help keep team focused. Integrates the departments into the mainstream of Riverside HealthCare in support of the organizational mission. Approves and implements department policies and procedures. Quality, Safety & Professional Practice Provides leadership and direction for ensuring quality patient care. Establishes and maintains QI standards and measurements. Provides leadership and direction for improving patient/customer satisfaction. Reviews Press Ganey to improve patient satisfaction/teach/create initiatives. Support/assure development and maintenance of nurse/physician collaboration. The Nurse Manager supports evidence-based maternal safety initiatives, regulatory readiness, and professional nursing standards consistent with Magnet designation, Safe Sleep, Blue Distinction, etc. Financial & Resource Stewardship Manages and provides leadership in financial matters regarding budgeting and cost control and revenue generation. Ensures responsible fiscal oversight while maintaining high standards of patient care and workforce sustainability. Physician & Interdisciplinary Leadership Establishes and maintains excellent physician relationships and works to resolve medical staff problems in a timely manner. Promotes a culture of mutual respect, accountability, and shared clinical decision-making. Workforce Leadership & Engagement Actively engages in interviews and other staff recruitment initiatives. Creates environment of teamwork and collaboration to improve staff satisfaction and enhance retention. Communicates pertinent hospital and patient care information to staff. Participates and contributes to assigned committees, teams, task forces, including community service if applicable. Fosters professional development, engagement, and alignment with Riverside's mission and values. Strategic Growth & Organizational Impact Develops and promotes new programs to strengthen Riverside's overall reputation and market position. ResponsibilitiesRequired Experience: 3-5 years of clinical nursing experience (Labor & Delivery strongly preferred). Prior nursing leadership experience required. Required Education & Licensure: Graduate from an approved school of nursing, BSN required. Current Illinois RN license. Effective 4/01/2024: Upon hire or within 12 months of start date, must complete and maintain a nationally ANCC-recognized nursing leadership or nursing specialty certification. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties within scope of practice of role. Our Commitment to You: Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes: Compensation: Base compensation within the position's pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits - .5 to 1.0 FTE: Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Benefits - .001 to .49 FTE: Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work Employee Health Requirements Exposure/Sensory Requirements: Exposure: Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets Video Display Terminals: Average Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk. TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk. Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help. Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines. Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety. Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds. Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold. Activity/Lifting Requirements: Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to: Sit: 10% Twist: 4% Stand: 40% Crawl: 0% Walk: 25% Kneel: 1% Lift: 10% Drive: 0% Squat: 1% Climb: 1% Bend: 30% Reach above shoulders: 3% The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below: Up to 10 lbs: Frequently Up to 20 lbs: Frequently Up to 35 lbs: Frequently Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally Up to 75 lbs: Not Required Up to 100 lbs: Not Required Over 100lbs: Not Required Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements: Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency. Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity: Sit: 30 Twist: 15 Stand: 60 Crawl: 0 Walk: 10 Kneel: 0 Lift: 5 Drive: 0 Squat: 2 Climb: 1 Bend: 15 Reach above shoulders: 2 Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated): Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, medical/supply dispensing cabinet, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's. Leg Strength: Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.) Environmental Factors and Special Hazards: Environmental Factors (Time Spent): Inside hours: 6-40 Outside hours: 0 Temperature: Normal Range Lighting: Average Noise levels: Average Humidity: Normal Range Atmosphere: Odors Special Hazards: Chemical -drugs/work with patients receiving chemotherapy-Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy direct radiation for radiology equipment; mechanical- use of Hoover lift bed scales, motorized wheelchairs, bathtub lift chair. Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles. Pay Range USD $55.71 - USD $76.70 /Hr

Created: 2026-03-10