Nursing Director - Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Services

Position Responsibilities

• Work across multiple nursing functions and with medical and hospital leaders to create a consistent approach to HR management.
• Hold unit leaders within a department accountable for high performance and high engagement by articulating expectations, monitoring performance, and providing feedback consistently across areas of responsibility.
• Approve resource allocations and staffing models.
• Develop and retain qualified nursing leadership staff and build an effective leadership team.
• Develop strategy for budget priorities for multiple nursing education and research functions and negotiate among them to address resource issues.
• Hold nurse managers and other leaders accountable for managing respective budgets.
• Work with own leaders within and external to area to innovatively address and resolve budget issues.
• Establish reliable revenue cycle processes, including working with nurse managers, staff nurses and physicians on documentation to support billed charges.
• Work across multiple nursing functions to develop, monitor and enhance quality and service indicators and business processes.
• Oversee patient satisfaction and quality indicators.
• Assure that clinical services, educational programs, and research activities are following all applicable internal and external requirements, including Joint Commission.
• Work across multiple nursing functions and with nurse managers and associate directors to implement best care practices and new models of care/service.
• Address implementation issues across nursing functions and with other departments.
• Incorporate the principles of Service Leadership to ensure positive patient/customer relations.
• Develop departmental strategic plan and integrate it with other functions; guide nurse managers and associate directors in developing action plans for implementation; monitor progress to goal completion.
• Assure integration of goals across functions.

Education Requirement

• Master’s degree (in nursing, MBA or healthcare related) required.
• If Master’s/Doctorate Degree is in related field other than nursing specialty, a Baccalaureate of Science or Arts Degree in Nursing is required.

Required Qualifications

• Current valid license to practice nursing in Iowa.
• 10+ years of experience in an administrative position in a large, complex health care organization with demonstrated ability to work with multiple disciplines to ensure effective health care operations with advanced leadership and collaboration.
• 5 year recent background in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Labor & Delivery and/or Women’s Health.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to serve as a liaison and to collaborate with physicians, staff, patients and other customers.
• Demonstrated experience assuring patient safety, quality of care and compliance in a regulatory environment with various state and federal agencies and the Joint Commission.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with teams across the continuum, future service lines, physicians, patients, families, and others from the community to achieve program goals.
• Demonstrate job-related experience with fostering a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment and/or otherwise demonstrate their ability to foster a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment for people from all types of backgrounds and viewpoints.
• Demonstrated experience developing budget strategy, priorities and negotiating resource issues.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and driving organizational and cultural changes using new approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems or products/services.
• Must be proficient in computer and software applications.

Desired Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing or related field or Doctor of Nursing Practice.
• Current knowledge of university policies and procedures.
• Certification in a role or specialty through a nationally recognized professional nursing certification body.
• Experience working in a union environment.
• Knowledge of nursing research and EBP programs related to OB/GYN/NB nursing care.
• Recent experience with OB/GYN/NB/Ambulatory Obstetrical and Gynecology Nursing.
• Experience with OB/GYN/NB family advisory council and/or boards.