Director Maternity Services

3 weeks ago


Summit, United States Atlantic Health System Full time

Reporting directly to the Chief Nursing Officer, this position is accountable for implementing the strategic plan for care delivery systems across the Medical Center, which is fully aligned to the Network Nursing strategic plan. The Director of Maternity Services assesses, plans, implements, monitors, and evaluates nursing practice and the nursing care delivery system with direct supervision of front-line leaders and staff. This leader is responsible for executing and advancing the scope of practice, professional standards, and care delivery systems as they relate to patient care, patient satisfaction and quality outcomes for the Medical Center as well as providing direction and oversight for the business operations and fiscal management of the Maternity Departments and other departments as assigned.


The successful candidate will be a visible, outstanding communicator, able to build relationships across a diverse organization, respectful of others, make challenging decisions and enhance the operations of the organization. Skills include a highly creative leader who can eliminate unnecessary waste, while ensuring the team is supported in their efforts to deliver safe, effective, high-quality care. A proven history of success collaborating closely with physicians to improve operations and profitability is expected.


The intent of this job description is to provide a summary of the major duties and responsibilities of this position and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.


Job Responsibilities

Includes, but is not limited to:

  • authority and accountability for the 24-hour management, administration, and organizational development of the OB/Maternity Departments and others as assigned.
  • in the implementation of the Medical Center’s strategic plan, performance improvement programs, Human Resources programs, and annual operating budget, plans, goals, and objectives.
  • a clear vision that supports AHS’s vision, mission, and shared values; foresees challenges and opportunities; generates break through ideas through innovation.
  • organizes, and provides administrative oversight of assigned patient care units and/or departments.
  • attainment of clinical, service, financial, and growth parameters for assigned patient care units/departments.
  • nursing standards of practice, policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines to ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory agencies.
  • effective clinical leadership, to ensure clinical metrics are identified, tracked and that clinical benchmarks are met for supervising departments.
  • a strong understanding of community outreach as well as emergency operations to improve access, growth, throughput, and quality.
  • the leadership support and resources to ensure a talent pipeline for succession planning and ensures professional development opportunities for team members.
  • to patients and families, as necessary. Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information.
  • as a liaison to bed management and helps to drive decreasing throughput times.
  • duties and/or projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Nurse Managers, Assistant Nurse Managers, Clinical educators, nurses, patient care technicians, unit secretaries and others as assigned.


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the required job qualifications. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements

A Bachelors (BA/BS/BSN) and Masters (MA/MS/MSN/MBA/MPA) degree are required. One degree must be in nursing.

PhD or DNP preferred.

  • or more years of experience in a progressive nursing leadership position. Preferred in L&D
  • oral/written communication skills.

Must possess strong process improvement and financial management expertise.


Required Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations

BLS, ACLS

NJ Nursing License

Professional certification (must obtain within 1 year of hire)


Other Desired Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

People

Creates a working environment that promotes positive employee engagement, adherence to company policies, effective communications, collaboration, innovation, optimal productivity, and continuous learning.

Assures that systems are in place to ensure appropriate resources and competent staff.


Cost/Budget

Directs department operations on a continuous basis and advises management on operational and functional improvement opportunities.

Ensures that budget monitoring processes are in place and that appropriate action plans are established to address variances outside of established parameters.

Identifies and implements ways to reduce and control expenses, as well as enhance revenues in the hospital and assigned areas.

Ensures staff and physician awareness of cost impact on organization.


Service

Focuses staff on continuously building customer satisfaction for patients, physicians, colleagues, the community, and other departments served.

Engages staff in continually raising the bar in service excellence.


Growth

Communicates effectively as hospital/system advocate to members of the community, continually seeks ways to promote organization to the public.


Quality

Assures that implementation of standards of professional practice occurs, reviewing and revising according to policy or as necessary to reflect changes in practice and to ensure safe, effective, and efficient patient care.

Develop with our physician colleagues, a system wide quality review program.

Ensures compliance with local, state, federal rules and regulations and OSHA and TJC standards.

Consistently, with others, evaluates core processes for redesign opportunities to improve operations, reduce cost, reduce cycle time, enhance services, and improve performance.


Physicians

Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships with physicians.



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