Nursing Director - Labor and Delivery #ESF5427

ExpertHiring•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our healthcare client has 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. They value Quality, Innovation, Service, Integrity and Transparency. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, great management, and autonomy in the workplace. The Nursing Director will plan, organize, direct, and manage resources for one to two departments on a twenty-four (24) hour basis. This includes managing budget responsibilities, recruiting and managing staff, achieving quality outcomes, monitoring services, purchasing and maintaining equipment, and establishing goals that support the strategic plans of the facility/Baptist Health System. The role also involves directing daily operations, managing staff performance, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies, serving as a resource, and demonstrating flexibility. Key responsibilities include personnel selection, directing and coaching direct reports, developing expertise within the department, facilitating consensus, rewarding employees, evaluating performance, assessing learning needs, and interfacing with the medical staff. The position requires utilizing data for decision-making, redesigning workflows, identifying high-risk situations, supporting case management, and demonstrating dedication to customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The role also involves serving as a role model for service excellence and participating in various quality initiatives.

Requirements

5 years of labor and delivery experience.
At least 2 years of hospital leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, and manage resources for one to two departments on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
Manage budget responsibilities and ensure efficient and effective resource utilization.
Recruit and manage assigned staff effectively and efficiently.
Achieve quality outcomes and performance improvement.
Monitor the quality and quantity of services.
Maintain positive working relationships with staff and system departments and managers.
Purchase and maintain equipment.
Complete established competencies for the position within the designated introductory period.
Establish goals and objectives that support the overall strategic plans of the facility/Baptist Health System.
Develop and manage the annual department operating and capital budgets.
Direct daily operations of assigned departments.
Direct performance of staff and maintain objectivity in decision-making.
Manage to eliminate boundaries to achieve integrated, efficient, and quality service.
Achieve ongoing compliance with all regulatory agencies.
Serve as a resource to employees and customers by demonstrating visibility and knowledge of issues.
Demonstrate flexibility in response to change and anticipate and respond to problems and risks.
Communicate effectively with all levels in the organization and with internal and external customers.
Select personnel for hire and promotion; take appropriate actions regarding counseling, disciplinary actions, demotion, and termination.
Direct, support, and coach direct reports.
Respond proactively to employee needs and concerns.
Develop 'experts' and 'expertise' throughout the department and seek employee input.
Facilitate consensus among divergent groups and minimize staff turnover.
Acknowledge and reward employees' strengths and accomplishments.
Evaluate assigned staff performance and competency, providing direct feedback.
Assess learning needs, develop competency plans, and provide opportunities for learning.
Interface regularly with medical staff to communicate, receive information, and promote satisfactory patient outcomes.
Assure patient information is available to the healthcare team to facilitate timely medical decision-making.
Utilize data and statistical analysis as a basis for decisions and actions to improve performance.
Demonstrate required knowledge and competencies for clinical systems.
Redesign workflow and work processes to achieve customer satisfaction, quality improvement, and cost reduction.
Identify high-risk situations and utilize root cause analysis tools to eliminate or reduce risk.
Support case management initiatives and clinical improvement efforts.
Demonstrate dedication to achieving quality outcomes and evaluate and communicate quality performance outcomes.
Collect and utilize data to improve department performance.
Demonstrate dedication to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers.
Role model Studer Principles and 'must haves'.
Assure department commitment to Performance Improvement and lead by example.
Serve as a role model for service excellence.
Participate in Performance Management program.
Participate in LDI.
Participate in BHS Quality Initiatives.