Director of Nursing, Women's Services

Adventist HealthCare • White Oak, MD

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About The Position

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Director of Nursing for our Women's Services departments who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The Director of Women's Services will report directly to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and is responsible for strategic leadership along with the administration in areas of patient care, education, safety and quality. Women's Health Services includes Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, and the NICU.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required
• 8 years as a practicing RN
• 3 years as a nurse leader in the Labor and Delivery/Women's Services area
• Experience in systems-level leadership
• Current Maryland State nursing license
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Candidates must have strong experience and leadership in Labor & Delivery specifically.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s (MSN) degree preferred or obtained within 2 years of employment

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with administrators, physicians, managers and other providers to facilitate planning, implementation, and evaluation of strategic plan and initiatives
• Models & encourages professional practice that includes nurse autonomy, authority, accountability and responsibility within the department
• Oversees development & implementation of care delivery model, establishes clear expectations based on standards of care defined by their professional & regulatory organizations
• Executes successfully the established plans and the services through measurement, monitoring, analysis, reporting, and adjusting the direction, allocation and utilization of available resources
• Consistent application and deployment of the Mission in Motion principles (AIDET, purposeful rounding, huddles, bedside shift reports, 10/5 rule, etc.)
• Strategically establishes linkages with other key departments which facilitate the goals of patient care delivery
• Conducts purposeful counseling/coaching sessions with direct reports for purposes of professional development (i.e., percent of performance appraisals done in a timely fashion, one-to-one standing meetings).
• Identifies issues to the Chief Nursing Officer and takes an active role in leading the process improvement initiative to address opportunities for improvement

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director