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Form of workJob Title: Director of Labor & Delivery
Location: Austin, TX 78758
Bonus eligible: yes
Eligible for relocation: yes
Job Summary and Qualifications:
The Director ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.
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Location: Austin, TX 78758
Bonus eligible: yes
Eligible for relocation: yes
Job Summary and Qualifications:
The Director ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.
- You will cultivate a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensure adherence to standards of care.
- You will manage variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensure a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
- You will stay abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.
- You will stay abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
- You will ensure efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
- You will develop care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care.
- You will foster interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
- You will direct nursing practice and unit operations. Develop policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.
- You will provide leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience.
- You will instill accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healtClientre leader.
- You will leverage various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Develop and implement strategies to elevate the patient experience.
- You will foster a culture that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization.
- Ensure employees are recognized, valued, and supported. Develop and implement strategies to elevate employee engagement.
- You will collaborate with administrative team and physicians to enhance existing services or develop new service offerings.
- You will participate in the annual budget process, including input into department revenue and expense forecasts, staffing, and supply and equipment needs.
- Monitor department budget performance; identifies trends and evaluates variances in relation to established budget.
- Develop and implement actions to address performance gaps.
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- 3+yrs of experience in women's services required
- 2+yrs of Manager/Director exp required
- Master's Degree preferred
- Active TX RN license
- BLS
- ACLS preferred
- NRP preferred
- FHM preferred
- RNC-OB preferred
- Maternal Designation 4 (highest)
- Level III NICU (babies before 32 weeks)
- 5 L&D suites
- 8000+ births a year (700+ a month)
- Women's Services bed count total: 285
- 29 L&D beds
- 4 triage beds
- 4 pre-op beds
- 5 PACU beds
- 5 OR
- 26 Antepartum (20 patients/day avg) – 99 beds by end of year
- This individual will report to the ACNO of the Women's Hospital
- Direct Reports/FTE: 220, Managers that report in are- Antepartum, L&D Evening, L&D Day, L&D OR, OB ED, & Maternal Designation Manager
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