Position: Director of Labor & Delivery
Job Summary:
As the Director, you are responsible for the management and provision of nursing care rendered in the departments managed. You will plan, organize, and evaluate patient care within the program to develop and maintain high quality, evidence-based care for your patients.
What You Will Do In This Role:
You are responsible and accountable for nursing care rendered in the departments, based on the Nursing Process-assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
You will determine and ensures the competence of all staff members is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved on an ongoing basis.
You will participate in selecting sources for needed services not provided by the departments or the organization.
You are responsible for ensuring core measure patients are identified and protocols followed.
Candidate Requirements:
- 3 years minimum of RECENT (within the last year) Director or Manager L&D, Woman Services acute care hospital leadership experience REQUIRED *Director experience is HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Previously worked in high volume L&D
- Education - BSN required * Masters is Highly Preferred
Additional Information:
Department Overview
Labor and delivery
- Nine cesarean section operating rooms
- 24/7 OB hospitalists, triage and in-house anesthesiologists
- 49 labor and delivery rooms
- Enhanced Surgical Recovery (ESR) for cesarean delivery
- Level IV comprehensive maternal care
- High-risk OBs, maternal-fetal medicine specialists
- 10,000 annual deliveries
Department Highlights:
- No contract labor, fully staffed
- Patient experience improved from last year
- Marked improvements in metrics including obstetrical, c section, postpartum and other areas
Position Responsibilities
Director will oversee 3 areas: L&D, L&D OR and OB ED
FTES: approx.150 including 4 Managers
What is the support system for this role?
4 Managers, charge nurses and Clinical support resource management – elbow support for new nurses to provide additional resources for 2 years of practice. Able to provide training and education for nurses who struggle in skills or processes for immediate support
Who does this position report to? CNO & ACNO
Why is the position open? Previous person resigned
How long has it been open? 50 days
Have you extended any offers to candidates? No offers
What level trauma is this facility? Attached facility info sheet
How does your interview process work? · Is the first call with the HR or hiring manager? Recruiter will reach out to candidate to speak about the role then will send over to CNO for review. 1st interview is phone with CNO then onsite with the various leadership panels.
- Who has final say on hiring? CEO is the final interview and provides feedback/decision.
- How long after the interview does it take to get a response as to whether you want to select my candidate? Weekly touchpoints will be scheduled to provide prompt feedback
- People focused be transformational – culture change (#1)
- Proven leader
- Sound execution skills to drive results
- Effective communicator
- Strong collaborative relationship management skills
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