Program Manager Neonatal Services - Perinatal Admin

Job Description

Description

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a 150-bed hospital serving the fastest growing area of San Antonio. Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical services, ICU, women’s services, a newborn nursery, comprehensive cardiovascular care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep center, emergency services, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute, wound care, rehabilitation, and more. The campus also boasts an Outpatient Imaging Center and three medical plazas, one of which houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.

Summary :

Develops and leads nursing neonatal initiatives for the CHRISTUS location. The Program Manager works in conjunction with the Neonatal Medical Director to oversee neonatal practice in the facility. The Program Manager also works with regional clinical leaders in the community (through the Regional Advisory Council-RAC) to lead the development and implementation of clinical strategies, policies, and practices throughout the Region and align them with CHRISTUS Health System which are guided by High-Reliability Principles, to achieve nursing standardization, evidence-based practices, operational excellence, and optimal patient care performance. Establishes effective strategies for service line initiatives, education and competency, physician collaboration, integration, outcomes, and resource utilization with the goal of increasing service line growth, efficiency, compliance, safety, and patient experience.

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Participates in planning the service line vision and strategy as well as the development, implementation, communication and promotion of the strategic plans.
• Co-Chairs the facility’s Neonatal Quality / Oversight & Operations Committee(s) along with the Neonatal Medical Director.
• Responsible for ensuring all core neonatal functions and the facility’s Neonatal Program Plan are followed and performance indicators are in compliance with benchmarks and standards; if not, formulates a plan to be on track. Provides support and direction to ministries when indicators are not meeting targets to ensure successful corrective action.
• Acts as a subject matter expert or identifies appropriate contributors to consult on the development and implementation of evidence-based neonatal nursing

policies / procedures / standards

of care relative to patient care, safety, and stewardship of resources.

education / simulations

and training in the care of the neonatal patient.

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Work Schedule :

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type : Full Time