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Must-Haves
- Bachelors in Nursing
- Labor and Delivery Experience
- Registered Nurse License in the State of Ohio
Nice-To-Haves
- Master's in Nursing
- 3 years of leadership experience
- 5 plus years as an RN in OB
Job Description
- Director of OB Services is responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in the Mother Baby Care Department on a twenty-four-hour basis.
- Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice and administrative activities, including fiscal, material and human resource management.
- Participates in the development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures.
- Maintains open communication with all staff and physicians to promote improvement in performance.
- This position requires a sound knowledge of OBstetrical, newborn and gynecological nursing practice and exceptional leadership abilities.
Education Experience/Qualifications:
- BSN required.
- Master's in nursing, business, or other related area strongly preferred.
- 5+ years' experience as RN in maternal child preferred.
- 3 years leadership in related field preferred.
- Licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Integrates the department(s) and its services into the organization's primary mission.
- Coordinates and integrates services within the department(s) and with other departments.
- Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
- Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care.
- Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who provide care services and who are not licensed independent practitioners.
- Continuously assesses and improves the department's performance.
- Maintains appropriate quality control programs.
- Provides for orientation in-service education training, and continuing education of all persons in the department(s).
- Recommends space and other resources needed by the department(s).
- Makes daily patient rounds or delegates to assess the status of the patient and the quality of care delivered.
- Ensures that department maintains compliance with all accreditation standards.
- Works with staff to achieve 100% execution of Foundational Five.
- Regularly accompanies physicians on rounds to answer questions and resolve problems/issues.
- Evaluates or delegates a sample of patient medical records to evaluate staff compliance with assessment/reassessment, nursing diagnosis, interventions, and evaluation of the following aspect of care:
- Physiological
- Psychosocial
- Self-care
- Environmental
- Patient education
- Discharge planning
- Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Ohio.
