Birth Center RN Manager

Are you excited about a new and exciting opportunity Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare housing and community support services Are you interested in working for a missiondriven and innovative organization Well look no further! At Community of Hope we envision Washington DC where everyone is healthy housed and hopeful. If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community this position is for you!

Our mission: To improve health end homelessness and partner with communities to make Washington DC more equitable.

Our Approach and Values:

We celebrate peoples strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on peoples lives.

We embrace diversity welcome all voices and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

Position Summary: The Birth Center RN Manager is responsible for ensuring smooth patient flow and team coordination for patient care in our Family Health and Birth Center. This individual will also ensure high quality of care for patients following the guidelines of the Birth Center model as applicable. The Birth Center RN Manager will report directly to our Nurse Director of Clinical Services and will be responsible for the supervision of the RN and nonRN Birth Assistants and other birth support staff. This is a fulltime position located at our Family Health and Birth Center in NE DC.

Salary Indeed provides their own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COHs range. This position starts at $95000 $105000 annually and the offer amount is determined by the candidates education qualifications and experience.

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise RN Birth Assistants and other birth support staff.
• Meets with supervisees regularly and provides ongoing feedback and support including opportunities for professional development.
• Responsible for the administration and application of all clinical nursing functions procedures and protocols.
• Conducts new employee interviews for Birth Assistants.
• Conducts inservice or refresher training as needed for clinical staff to maintain and further their medical knowledge.
• Reviews the performance of team members in a timely manner including completing 90 day and annual performance evaluations per their due dates and documenting any issues or changes.
• Maintains logs for all newborn screenings to ensure that results are obtained in a timely manner for all Newborn patients and reported to government agencies as requested.
• Ensure that COH clinical protocols are followed by medical facility.
• Assists with analysis and preparation of clinical data and maintains logs for all newborn screenings needed for reporting to multiple government agencies or internal sources as requested.
• Manages inventory of medical supplies and ensures maintenance of medical equipment in the birth center.
• Maintains monthly oncall schedule for all Birth Assistants.
• Ensures that CLIA compliance and other quality assurance requirements are maintained.
• Complies with and helps to enforce standard organizational policies and procedures as described in the COH toolbox.

Nursing Responsibilities:

(as needed when providing coverage for Birth Assistant at Birth Center)

• Sets up birth room for patient in labor (including checks of emergency equipment).
• Provides ongoing nursing support for patient and family at the Birth Center as appropriate from admission to discharge.
• Prepares patient for examination and treatment including but not limited to taking patient history checking maternal vital signs and neonatal vital signs at intervals according to the Policy and Practice Guidelines; reporting any abnormal values to midwife.
• Answers triage phone calls by assessing the patients medical condition and determining if patient needs to be seen by the provider or should be sent immediately to the Emergency Room.
• Assists Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with tasks surrounding delivery of infant including but not limited to: ensuring that needed instruments are within reach assisting with drying and stimulating neonate and assisting with emergency procedures as dictated by CNM.
• Performs IV starts and routine blood draws as needed at the discretion of the provider.
• Provides patient education and care planning for perinatal patients.
• Assists CNMs with tasks surrounding delivery of infant including but not limited to: ensuring that needed instruments are within reach assisting with drying and stimulating neonate and assisting with emergency procedures as dictated by CNM.
• Completes home visits on day 1 and day 3 after the birth including completing an evaluation of the mother and baby performing newborn metabolic screen providing breastfeeding information and support and completing a phone call during the first week postpartum and facilitate a health assessment postpartum period communicating any concerns to the CNM.
• Other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Nursing is required.
• A current unencumbered DC Registered Nurse (RN) license with current CPR certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Current NRP certifications required.
• A minimum of 2 years of nursing experience required.
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience attending a minimum of 20 labors and births required; experience with outofhospital births a plus.
• Completion of skills test on or before first day of employment;
• Commitment to work with underserved populations;
• Ability to work in a nonprofit environment.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed for scheduled birth center events and mandatory trainings.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Proof of required vaccinations is required. This includes but may not be limited to Flu and Covid. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason subject to applicable law.

At COH we prioritize the following wellbeing and worklife balancecentered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many but not all of our roles promoting a culture of worklife balance.
• 8hour workdays which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays 1 personal floating holiday 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service 25 after 10 years of service and 30 after 15 years of service) and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performancebased raises up to 5 of your annual pay
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants
• Tuition reimbursement loan repayment for clinicians licensing reimbursement and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30 promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Ongoing wellbeing activities culture compact activities and training and traumainformed care initiatives and training
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
• Life insurance shortterm disability and longterm disability insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses
• And much more!

About Us:

Community of Hope is a missiondriven innovative and rapidly growing nonprofit. For 45 years we have provided healthcare housing and community support services to make Washington DC more equitable. As a Federally Qualified Health Center we provide medical dental emotional wellness and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health with midwifery practice and the only freestanding birth center in DC. In 2024 Community of Hope provided about 50000 medical visits 6300 dental visits and 17000 behavioral health visits for about 16000 patients. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers of homelessness prevention and housing services for 1600 households1384 families and 220 individualsexperiencing homelessness in DC. Community support through Family Success Center our WIC nutrition centers and perinatal care coordination for pregnant people experiencing homelessness reach hundreds more families. We believe that everyone in DC can be healthy housed and hopeful.

We were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces in 2024 and 6 other times since 2014 based on feedback from our staff.

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