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Job Summary
Join the Antepartum/Postpartum team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where nurses provide exceptional, patient- and family-centered care across the perinatal continuum. In this leadership role, you will help coordinate and support nursing care delivery across disciplines, serving as a key liaison between clinical teams to ensure safe, seamless, and high-quality patient care.
Working under the direction of the Nursing Director, you will support daily clinical operations, patient flow, and care coordination while contributing to a collaborative environment focused on quality, teamwork, and professional growth.
About the Unit
The Antepartum/Postpartum Unit at BIDMC provides comprehensive inpatient care for antepartum and postpartum patients and their newborns within a supportive academic medical center environment. The department includes 62 private patient rooms across three units on two floors, designed to promote safe, compassionate, family-centered care.
Nurses work as one integrated team across antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care areas, fostering strong interdisciplinary collaboration and continuity of care throughout the patient experience.
Clinical Highlights
Care for a diverse perinatal patient population across antepartum, postpartum, and newborn services
Collaborative team environment with opportunities to build skills across the full perinatal continuum
Shared Level 1 newborn nursery supporting both antepartum and postpartum services
Cardiac telemetry monitoring available on two units as clinically indicated
Centralized fetal monitoring systems directly connected to Labor & Delivery
This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and are passionate about women's health, newborn care, and delivering exceptional patient experiences.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities
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Oversee daily department operations, including patient flow, acuity, staffing, throughput, and clinical priorities.
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Serve as a clinical resource for nursing staff and support implementation of nursing practice standards and competency development.
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Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care across the perinatal continuum.
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Under the direction of the Nursing Director, support hiring, onboarding, scheduling, staffing, payroll, performance evaluations, and employee relations processes.
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Participate in departmental quality, safety, and professional practice initiatives.
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Provide day-to-day leadership and operational support to nursing and support staff, including coaching and performance management activities as appropriate.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Master's degree in Nursing preferred.
License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
3-5 years related work experience required and 0-1 years supervisory/management experience required
Demonstrated Leadership
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Competencies
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Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
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Ability to manage complex situations, prioritize effectively, and support departmental and operational goals.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across interdisciplinary teams.
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Strong leadership, teamwork, and relationship-building skills, including the ability to coach, motivate, and support staff.
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Broad clinical and operational knowledge with a commitment to quality, patient safety, and service excellence.
Age-Based Competencies
Must be competent in caring for young adult, middle adult, and older adult patient populations.
Physical Requirements
Light physical work, including frequent movement throughout the hospital campus and the ability to move objects up to 20 pounds.
Pay Range:
$150,000.00 USD - $220,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
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