Nurse Director, Hospital - Maternal Child Health
About The Position
The Nurse Director is responsible for establishing best-practice models, conducting strategic planning, and designing patient-care delivery systems and practice standards across several locations. The role leads investigations of patient, family, and member concerns; partners with physicians, external healthcare providers, and other care-team members to support safe, effective care; manages clinical resource needs and equipment, supply, and medication use; and is accountable for patient and employee safety. The director maintains clinical expertise and the supervision, competency, and licensing needed to direct care, delegates work consistent with scope of practice, and performs clinical duties as required. The role collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to support high-quality care and compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The director oversees talent development and performance, operations across multiple departmental units, hospital administrative functions, budgets, and care-delivery programs in a 24/7 environment. This includes aligning operational plans and resources with organizational strategy; coordinating with physicians and clinical leaders; directing multidisciplinary teams; overseeing emergency preparedness, survey readiness, quality and risk management, and regulatory compliance; and driving operational, technology, and patient-care improvements. The position establishes and monitors outcome objectives and holds managers accountable for safe, standardized care and performance across the department and continuum of care.
Requirements
- At least seven years of experience in patient-care delivery.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) and at least seven years of experience in business operations, clinical healthcare, or a directly related field.
- At least two years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
- At least two years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
- Basic Life Support certification required at hire.
- California Registered Nurse license required at hire.
Nice To Haves
- Director-level experience in Labor & Delivery and a Level 2 or higher NICU.
- Experience in a Magnet facility.
- Master's degree.
- Specialty certifications.
Responsibilities
- Prepare employees for growth and advancement, build collaborative networks, solicit and act on performance feedback, and provide coaching to improve performance.
- Oversee recruitment, selection, development, and performance management of talent; maintain a skilled and engaged workforce aligned with business needs.
- Keep current with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends, and share best practices across teams.
- Oversee multiple departmental units, identify operational and member needs, translate strategy into actionable requirements, and ensure services meet expectations.
- Set standards, measure progress, make decisions, gain cross-functional support, resolve escalated issues, and distribute resources according to priorities.
- Direct hospital administrative functions supporting patient care, including workflows, reports, operational initiatives, program development, and department performance targets.
- Align workplace and patient safety, human resources, labor relations, training and development, and quality and risk management programs with organizational mission and values.
- Direct continuous survey-readiness activities, including mock rounds, issue mitigation, and review of audit documentation and reports.
- Oversee budgets for assigned areas and ensure financial performance meets expectations.
- Manage care-delivery operations and programs in a 24/7 environment; partner with physicians and clinical leaders and oversee care-delivery workstreams.
- Oversee long-term plans, policies, and processes for data gathering and analysis while ensuring alignment with guidelines and regulations.
- Align hospital resources and assignments, direct multidisciplinary teams, and hold teams accountable for performance.
- Collaborate on emergency-preparedness programs, update response and recovery plans as needed, and ensure managers and staff understand their responsibilities.
- Provide strategic direction to project teams and ensure initiatives are implemented, resources are equitably distributed, and objectives are met.
- Drive strategic projects and operational and technology improvements related to quality, service, affordability, and efficiency.
- Establish standards for identifying root causes of escalations, recommending solutions, and addressing operational, quality, and safety issues.
- Develop strategic plans for integrated services across the continuum of care and consult senior and executive management on performance metrics.
- Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations.
- Hold managers accountable for legal and regulatory compliance and establish and monitor patient-care outcome objectives and improvement systems.
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
