Nurse Director, Hospital - Maternal Child Health

YK Solutions•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Director oversees multiple hospital units and directs maternal and child health operations in an onsite, 24/7 environment. The role establishes best-practice models, leads strategic planning, designs patient-care delivery systems and practice standards across locations, and ensures safe, high-quality, standardized care. The director partners with physicians, clinical leaders, external providers, and other healthcare team members to coordinate care across the continuum; manages clinical resources and equipment; and is accountable for patient and employee safety, department performance, and required clinical supervision. The position also delegates work consistent with scope of practice and performs clinical duties as needed. The director leads talent recruitment, selection, development, performance management, coaching, and workforce planning. They oversee administrative functions supporting patient care, including operational initiatives, regulatory and survey readiness, quality and risk management, labor relations, training, budgets, and financial performance. They guide multidisciplinary teams and cross-functional programs, oversee emergency preparedness, and drive strategic projects and improvements to clinical operations, technology, quality, safety, service, affordability, and efficiency. The role ensures compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

Requirements

Minimum seven years of experience in patient-care delivery.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
Minimum seven years of experience in business operations, clinical healthcare, or a directly related field.
Minimum two years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
Minimum two years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
California Registered Nurse license required at hire.
Basic Life Support required at hire.
Labor and Delivery experience.
Postpartum/mother-baby experience.
Level 2 or above NICU experience.
Director-level experience.
Project management experience.
Leadership experience.
Magnet experience.

Nice To Haves

NE-BA or NEA-BC certification.
Master's degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Establish best-practice models, conduct strategic planning, and design patient-care delivery systems and practice standards across multiple locations.
Investigate patient, family, and member concerns regarding patient care and services.
Partner with physicians, external healthcare providers, and other healthcare team members to support safe, optimal care across the continuum.
Manage clinical resource needs, assignments, utilization, equipment, supplies, and medications; maintain accountability for patient and employee safety.
Provide clinical supervision and maintain the clinical expertise, competency, and licensing needed to direct care; delegate tasks consistent with scope of practice and perform clinical duties as required.
Collaborate with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure staff provide high-quality care and comply with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and applicable requirements.
Recruit, select, develop, coach, and manage talent; support staff growth, advancement, performance improvement, and workforce engagement.
Oversee the operations of multiple units, translate business strategy into actionable requirements, monitor work completion, and ensure services meet member needs and organizational strategies.
Communicate objectives, analyze costs and resources, prioritize and distribute resources, remove performance obstacles, and develop contingency plans.
Direct hospital administrative functions supporting patient care, including operational initiatives, workflows, reports, performance targets, human resources, labor relations, training, quality and risk management, regulatory readiness, and audit documentation.
Oversee budgets for assigned areas and ensure financial performance meets expectations.
Manage care delivery operations and programs in a 24/7 environment; align initiatives with physicians and clinical leaders and oversee related workstreams.
Oversee long-term plans, policies, and processes for data gathering and analysis, ensuring alignment with guidelines and regulations.
Lead cross-functional patient-management solutions and multidisciplinary teams; ensure accountability for performance and appropriate resource utilization.
Collaborate on emergency preparedness programs, adjust department response and recovery plans as needed, and ensure managers and staff are trained on expectations.
Provide strategic direction to project teams and ensure initiatives are implemented, resources are equitably distributed, and objectives are achieved.
Oversee nursing services and patient care in alignment with cost, quality, clinical, and utilization standards.
Drive strategic projects and operational and technology process improvements that address issues and improve quality, service, affordability, and efficiency.
Set standards for identifying root causes of escalations and implementing solutions to improve operations, quality, and safety.
Develop strategic plans for integrated services across the continuum of care and consult with senior and executive management on performance metrics.
Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in clinical practice, services, and operations for patients and staff.
Hold managers accountable for legal and regulatory compliance and establish and monitor outcome objectives and systems for evaluating and improving patient care.