Director Nursing - Labor and Delivery

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for incorporating the vision, values, mission and critical goals of the organization into job performance.
• Provides clinical management and operational direction for areas of responsibility.
• Serves as a tactical point person as it relates to patient care, staff development, physician relationships, quality initiatives, program development, and system-wide success.
• Affirms evidence-based patient care by creating an environment that encourages the use of research in practice.
• All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of:
• Stroke symptoms and warning signs
• Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and manage of stroke patients
• NIHSS Stroke Alert activation and protocol
• Stroke quality indicators
• Available stroke patient
• Promotes an environment that supports excellence in personalized patient care and service by leading and directing implementation of a nursing leadership model and collaborative practice delivery system to commit to absolute quality, clinical care and service.
• Fosters collaborative partnerships with medical staff, members of the organization, and community.
• Uses evidence-based knowledge in decision making to improve and maintain high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
• Develops and is accountable for annual capital and operational budgets for defined areas of responsibility.
• Develops a strategic plan for short- and long-range goals including material, fiscal, and human resources.
• Identifies ways to strengthen the organization's financial health.
• Oversees the staff and ensures adequate staffing levels, inclusive of hiring/onboarding, evaluating, managing performance, coaching and developing employees ensuring employee productivity, quality of work, and alignment of goals with our mission, vision, and values.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, financial stewardship by being accountable for the financial integrity around development and maintenance of department budget.
• Directs, manages and evaluates personnel assigned to the defined areas, monitors competence of staff.
• Promotes organizational climate of decision-making, autonomy and accountability.
• Develops and assures strategies for excellence in patient satisfaction.
• Participates in the formulation and design of policies, including strategies based on an awareness of consumer needs, market demands and quality of care issues relevant to the health care system.
• Accountable for Implementation and management of organization policies and procedures as they relate to the delivery of services and advises Director(s) on impact.
• Creates, implements and evaluates the Balanced Scorecard outcomes.
• Modifies patient care delivery systems to enhance results.
• Develops, facilitates and supports management infrastructure and unit-based structure.
• Participates with Medical staff, members of the management team, and the community to promote collegiality, communication, and operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Facilitates and supports nursing and other educational opportunities to provide innovative learning experiences for staff and students and create a culture of development.
• Fosters collaborative relationships with schools of nursing and other external organizations.
• Develops and maintains systems for clinical and management records and reports to comply with State and Federal regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies, and other legal regulatory bodies.
• Supports service line initiatives to assure organizational and operational service line goals are met.
• Projects and plans for future program development, use of space, facilities and equipment for assigned areas.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelors from an accredited NLN institution
• Required Masters in Nursing or other Healthcare related field
• Preferred Experience 1 year Supervisor
• Required 5 years in Nursing
• Required LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Certification
• Basic Life Support BLS Training Course
• C Registered Nurse (RN) - License State Licensure And/or Compact State Licensure Required
• Must obtain certification within 1 year of hire or promotion date
• 1 Year Required National certification for unit's specific patient population