Director of Labor and Delivery - Medical Search Associates

TITLE: Director of Labor and Delivery
LOCATION: near Pittsboro, North Carolina

Would you like to have a career and life balance? Would you be interested in working in a progressive hospital that is 125+ beds that is nestled in the heart of central North Carolina close to Raleigh/Fayetteville and Fort Bragg?
The facility has over 120 physicians and more than 600 employees and offers a wide array of services to the communities it serves. The town is about 30K population and offers a nice community with a strong industrial area and quaint downtown area.

SUMMARY:
Organizes, directs, and supervises the functions of clinical and/or procedural units. This includes: policy and procedures are followed; safe staffing levels are maintained; supplies and equipment are at sufficient levels; and efficient patient throughput is managed. Develops, implements, and manages the department budget. Engages in ongoing quality and performance improvement, invests in lifelong learning for staff professional development and assures employees complete required annual competencies.
Maintains own professional growth and development in nursing leadership and required licensure. Communicates important information to the CNO and other Administrative Team members as needed.

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following activities:

Performance Management/Staff Development.
Personnel Resource/Productivity Management.
Fiscal Management.
Clinical/Technical Resource Performance.
Performance Improvement/Regulatory Compliance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Develops, implements and manages hospital/nursing policies, procedures and standards of care.
2. Monitors the efficiency and fiscal parameters of daily operations in the unit assigned.
3. Evaluates patient care needs to ascertain condition of patients, evaluate staffing needs and provide support to
caregivers.
4. Initiates and supports innovations in nursing care.
5. Administers the effective distribution and utilization of personnel employed during the respective shift.
Proactively balances the staff schedule to meet safe patient care needs.
6. Coordinates and evaluates services rendered by staff during the respective shift on an ongoing basis.
7. Informs the Nurse Executive, his/her representative and/or the Administrator on Call regarding circumstances or
situations which have or may have serious organizational impact.
8. Actively engaged with committees and task forces as needed.
9. Collaborates in the planning and providing of in-service education programs based on identified staff needs and
practice evidence.
10. Participates in interdisciplinary team rounds.
11. Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
12. Demonstrates strong, accurate decision making skills.
13. Evaluates and documents performance of employees.
14. Assists employees with professional growth and development.
15. Actively engages in patient safety, quality and performance improvement activities.
16. Monitors unit environment and clinical practice for regulatory compliance.
17. Collaborates in a team based care environment with all providers, clinicians, support staff and administrators.

QUALIFICATIONS:

BSN required. Masters preferred.
2 years of current nurse management experience and 5 years of L&D experience.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
Facility is 135 beds and the position reports to the CNO. CNO wants a strong leader for the OB(Labor/Delivery model with post-partum, new born and a level II NICU). They do approximately 50 births /month. We have 5 Obstetricians, 2 CNMs and a Pediatric Hospitalist program. Position will offer a range around $100,000 - $125,000 and has a full benefit package and will offer some relocation assistance. $15,000 sign-on bonus