Director of Women's Services

Northside Hospital•Canton, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Northside Hospital is an award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing institution. The Director of Women's Services has the primary responsibility for the daily operation of departments within Women's Services. This role has overall responsibility for the planning, administration, control, and quality management of department activities. The Director will work with assigned department managers or coordinators to ensure effective management, evaluate daily activities, and make operational changes as necessary to improve service levels. This position involves identifying departmental needs and developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to meet those needs and support hospital-wide objectives. The Director will also participate in hospital committees, negotiate agreements, and contribute to planning task forces. Collaboration with the Medical Staff on service issues and physician involvement is also a key aspect of this role.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing or BS degree in Nursing or related healthcare field
A minimum of five (5) years nursing experience
At least two (2) years in a supervisory or managerial capacity
Good written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the effective management of departments within Women's Services through assigned department manager(s) or coordinator(s).
Evaluates daily activities and makes operational changes as necessary to improve service levels.
Identifies the needs of departments and individuals served by the assigned department and develops departmental goals and objectives and policies and procedures which meet those needs and support hospital goals.
May develop and provide input into hospital-wide policies or departmental policies that impact across division lines.
Actively participates on hospital committees which address operational issues.
Assumes division-wide and hospital-wide responsibilities for projects and issues as assigned by the Vice President.
May negotiate agreements with provider groups for certain products and services.
May participate on planning task forces to provide specific functional input.
Develops functional or departmental goals to support service-line or divisional goals and objectives.
Works with Medical Staff on daily service issues and problem resolution.
May work with Medical Staff to ensure physician involvement relative to Women's Services.