Job Description

SALARY: $9,909 per month, $118,908 per year (SR-23, BU: 29)

Hilo Medical Center is a nationally-recognized CMS 5-Star and largest hospital with over 1,600 employees, located on the east side of the island of Hawaii. This position is located in the Obstetrics Acute Unit of Hilo Medical Center. Hilo Medical Center is an acute and long-term care facility located on the Big Island of Hawaii, serving as the regional center, which also includes Hale Ho’ola Hamakua and Kau Hospital. It is one of nine (9) facilities within the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

The function of the Obstetrics Acute Unit is to provide nursing services involving prenatal care, disorders of pregnancy, complications of pregnancy, labor, delivery, as well as, care of the newborn and the mother, and for surgical gynecology patients.

The Registered Professional Nurse V, OB Unit Nurse Manager, is accountable for the 24-hour management of the clinical nursing practice and patient care in the Obstetrics Acute Unit. The position coordinates and directly supervises staff in managing the daily operations of the unit. This position has supervisory responsibilities over all shifts in the unit and performs other related duties as assigned. Management of the clinical nursing practice is also fulfilling all technical and clinical functions, requirements, skills and competencies of the staff and serve as a resource in all clinical matters. This individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective to the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs to provide assistance, as needed, for the care needed by the adult (19-64 years), to geriatric (65 years plus) patient groups.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE

Education: Graduated from an accredited school of nursing as demonstrated by the possession of a license to practice as a professional nurse in the State of Hawaii. While not required, graduation from an accredited nursing program with a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university is highly desirable.

Experience: One and one-half (1 ½) year of professional nursing work experience, of which one (1) year must have been satisfactory work experience comparable to the next lower level in State service.

Supervisory Experience: One-half (1/2) year of professional nursing experience which included: (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and review their work; (3) advising them on difficult problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; and (5) training and developing employees.

Certification: BLS certification required within one (1) month of appointment.

Licensure: Possession of a current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Hawaii.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho′ola Hamakua, Ka′u Hospital, and the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and over 1,700 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Hale Ho′ola Hamakua and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hilomedicalcenter.org, www.halehoolahamakua.org or www.kauhospital.org.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays each year (14 during election years)
• 21 paid vacation days per year
• 21 paid sick days per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs

About Hilo & The Big Island

Hilo is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii, and has a quaint, old-Hawaii, small town atmosphere. Our island offers amazing rainforests, waterfalls and beaches. The hospital staff is community-oriented and strive to provide competent and compassionate care to every patient that enters our doors. The area is home to the Hawaii Community College, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, excellent schools and convenient shopping.

Equal Opportunity Employer

East Hawaii Region (Hilo Medical Center, Hale Ho’ola Hamakua and Ka’u Hospital) is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Medical Examination Requirement

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete a pre-employment assessment(s) shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessment(s) within two days of receipt of the request.

Shift Details

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.