Director Maternal Child Health Exempt

Position Summary

Manages the delivery of nursing services and safe patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.

Adds value and integrates with nursing standards of practice, service priorities and performance/outcome measures, as well as with strategic, business and organizational goals/objectives.

Manages on a 24-hour basis the delivery of nursing services and safe patient care which meet or exceed cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards and performance measures.

Establishes, implements, and maintains patient care and service standards to meet patient’s and internal clients’ expectations and needs in a changing, competitive health care market.

Holds staff accountable in providing the highest quality of care while in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, TJC, federal, state, and local requirements.

Works with Nursing Leadership

Develops strategic/business plans to achieve integrated services across the continuum of care.

Manages and Ensures Continuous Improvement

• Designs and implements systems, processes and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.

Develops and Monitors Department's Budgets

• Makes sure the appropriate use of human and material resources.
• Maintains financial performance and identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.

Ensures Ongoing Staff Development

• Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.

Develops Standards of Care and Practices

• Develops standards of care and standards of practice, directs fiscal management, and quality improvement activities.

Manages and Resolves Human Resource and Risk Management Issues

• Ensures an organizational culture of safety.
• Ensures appropriate patient, employee and department safety standards and guidelines are implemented consistently in the delivery of health care and adhere to administrative, legal and regulatory requirements of governmental and regulatory agencies.

Participates in Leadership Committees and Forums

• Participates in leadership committees and forums at the Medical Center.

Minimum Education and Work Experience

• Academic degree in nursing required (Bachelor's or Master’s degree).
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum five (5) years of clinical nursing experience relevant to a given position/department required, including three (3) years of management, supervisory or leadership experience.

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, TJC, and other local, state, federal regulations.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and management skills.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our patients, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Must be able to work in a union environment.

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience with electronic medical record.
• Master's degree.
• National Certification in specialty.
• NICU and/or Perinatal clinical experience.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations or Designations

• Current RN license required; California RN license required by date of hire.
• American Heart Association BLS Card.
• American Heart Association ACLS Card.
• NRP (American Academy of Pediatrics or American Heart Association).
• Advanced FHM (AWHONN).
• CURRENT Los Angeles County Fire Card (or must be obtained within 30 days of employment).
• ARC (or must be obtained within 30 days of employment).

Shift and Type

• Shift: Days
• Type: Exempt
• FTE: 1.0