Manager Patient Care Services - Mom/Baby

Sign-on bonus and Relocation Available!

Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is Tucson’s only non-profit community owned hospital. Employees choose to work at TMC because of our of integrity, community, dedication, and compassion which we show through the exceptional care we provide to our patients and our community. Our passion for caring for the Tucson community has expanded over the last to include community partnerships, new medical specialties, and medical clinics to further provide the care our community deserves.

At Tucson Medical Center, we are looking for leaders who want to foster a culture of quality and safety, while also cultivating authentic relationships with their staff and colleagues. TMC is a family style atmosphere that lends its self to the servant leadership perspective. If you have a passion for patient care, mentorship, and community Tucson Medical Center is the right place for you.

Why Join Tucson Medical Center?

We don’t only care for our patients, we care for our TMC family too. As a member of our family you can expect to enjoy a wide variety of benefits. In addition to all the benefits you would expect from a leading medical facility (medical, dental, vision, 401K with match) we also provide:

• Management Incentive Plan
• Family Style Atmosphere with a Supportive Team 
• Competitive Pay
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Coaching
• Extensive Onsite Gym for $12.00 a Month

Unit Information:

The Mother Baby Unit is a 47 bed unit that provides newborn, antepartum and postpartum care to adolescent and adult women.  Our nurses, many of whom hold a specialty certification in Maternal-Newborn Nursing, care for their patients with an emphasis placed on safe, compassionate, and family centered care.  Patient acuity can range from low-risk patients, who obtain their care from our highly skilled OB and Certified Nurse Midwife providers, to high risk patients, who obtain their care from our Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists.   Our full-time social worker provides care and resources to our patient population for any psycho-social needs during the patient’s inpatient stay.  Our Lactation Program, which consists of 8 International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, promotes breastfeeding to our inpatient population, as well as following patients in the Tucson community in our Outpatient Lactation Clinic.  We strive to consistently meet our core measure of exclusive breastfeeding at a rate of 50% upon discharge. 

Pediatric Clinical Quality Improvement:

Serve as the liaison to internal and external pediatric care committees, internal departments, referral hospitals, trauma centers, EMS agencies, primary care providers, health insurers and other entities needed to integrate services for the continuum of care.  Facilitates nursing continuing education for the Emergency Department and external affiliated entities in pediatrics; ensures pediatric specific elements are included in new staff orientation.  Promotes patient and family education in illness and injury prevention and promotes pediatric disaster preparedness.  Collaborates with hospital administration and physician director to ensure that the ED is prepared to care for children of all ages and works with clinical leadership to ensure the availability of pediatric equipment, medication and other pediatric resources. 

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION :  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. (Some positions may substitute a Bachelor’s Degree in a related healthcare field plus relevant experience/training related to the specific skill area, such as Vascular-Urology Lab.)

EXPERIENCE :  Five (5) years of relevant nursing or applicable healthcare experience with mastery of the role and c ompetencies for assigned area required; evidence of leadership, teaching and interpersonal skills, and documentation of professional development.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION:  Current RN license permitting work in the state of Arizona and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Additional certification may be required per department.