ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER - WOMENS AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Why Beebe? Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community.  Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence. In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers: - Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions - Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 - Paid Time Off - Long Term Sick accrual - Employer Contribution Plan - Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees - Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions - College Bound 529 Savings Plan - Life Insurance - Beebe Pers via WorkAdvantage - Employee Assistance Program - Pet Insurance Overview Beebe Healthcare is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and collaborative Assistant Nurse Manager to help lead our Women's & Children's Service Line. This leadership role supports a 12-bed Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit and a 9-bed Medical-Surgical Pediatric unit, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, patient-centered care for women, newborns, children, and families. Working closely with the Nurse Manager, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams, the Assistant Nurse Manager provides daily clinical and operational leadership while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. This role serves as a key leadership resource for frontline staff and provides bench-strength for the Nurse Manager position. If you are passionate about developing teams, improving patient outcomes, and advancing excellence in maternal-child healthcare, we invite you to join Beebe Healthcare. Responsibilities - Provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership for the Women's & Children's Service Line. - Assist with daily unit operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, acuity-based scheduling, and resource allocation. - Support staffing and patient care for Labor & Delivery, Mother-Baby, Nursery, Pediatric Med-Surg, and adult medical-surgical overflow, when appropriate. - Collaborate with charge nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care. - Assist with recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, retention, and employee engagement initiatives. - Coach, mentor, and provide performance feedback to RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and support staff. - Support orientation, competency validation, and professional development for new graduate nurses and experienced staff. - Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives, regulatory readiness, audits, and evidence-based practice projects. - Promote a culture of patient safety by encouraging reporting and resolution of safety events, near misses, and process improvement opportunities. - Participate in patient-centered leadership rounding and service recovery to ensure an exceptional patient and family experience. - Address patient and family concerns with professionalism, compassion, and timely follow-up. - Serve as a communication liaison between frontline staff and nursing leadership to support organizational goals and operational excellence. - Assist with departmental fiscal stewardship, productivity monitoring, and efficient resource utilization. - Ensure compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements. Qualifications - Strong clinical expertise in Perinatal nursing and/or Med-Surg/Pediatrics - Minimum of 3-5 years of acute care nursing experience, with strong preference in: - Labor and Delivery - Postpartum/Mother-Baby - Newborn/Nursery care - Pediatrics or Med-Surg experience - Demonstrated leadership experience (charge nurse, preceptor, clinical team lead, or supervisor role). - Leadership skills and staff engagement - Critical thinking - Ability to manage crisis situations effectively - Proven ability to provide excellent customer service to patients, team members, and visitors. - Knowledge and experience with electronic health records. Competencies Skills - Clinical expertise in Women's Health, Perinatal Services, and/or Pediatric Nursing - Visible and approachable leadership style - Staff coaching, mentoring, and professional development - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - Critical thinking and sound clinical judgment - Crisis management and effective decision-making - Quality improvement and patient safety focus - Strong organizational and time management skills - Ability to lead change and foster employee engagement - Commitment to exceptional patients, family, and team member experiences Credentials - BLS and ACLS required - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required - STABLE certification required - Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification preferred (or obtained within six months of hire for candidates with Basic Fetal Monitoring) - NIH Stroke Scale Certification within six months of hire - Specialty Certification such as RNC-OB or C-EFM strongly preferred Education - State of Delaware RN license - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or related healthcare leadership degree preferred. Entry USD $87,048.00/Yr. Max USD $143,624.00/Yr.

• Provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership for the Women's & Children's Service Line.
• Assist with daily unit operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, acuity-based scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Support staffing and patient care for Labor & Delivery, Mother-Baby, Nursery, Pediatric Med-Surg, and adult medical-surgical overflow, when appropriate.
• Collaborate with charge nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
• Assist with recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, retention, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, and provide performance feedback to RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and support staff.
• Support orientation, competency validation, and professional development for new graduate nurses and experienced staff.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives, regulatory readiness, audits, and evidence-based practice projects.
• Promote a culture of patient safety by encouraging reporting and resolution of safety events, near misses, and process improvement opportunities.
• Participate in patient-centered leadership rounding and service recovery to ensure an exceptional patient and family experience.
• Address patient and family concerns with professionalism, compassion, and timely follow-up.
• Serve as a communication liaison between frontline staff and nursing leadership to support organizational goals and operational excellence.
• Assist with departmental fiscal stewardship, productivity monitoring, and efficient resource utilization.

• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Strong clinical expertise in Perinatal nursing and/or Med-Surg/Pediatrics

• Minimum of 3-5 years of acute care nursing experience, with strong preference in:
• Labor and Delivery
• Postpartum/Mother-Baby
• Newborn/Nursery care
• Pediatrics or Med-Surg experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience (charge nurse, preceptor, clinical team lead, or supervisor role).
• Leadership skills and staff engagement
• Critical thinking
• Ability to manage crisis situations effectively
• Proven ability to provide excellent customer service to patients, team members, and visitors.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic health records.