Director of Nursing- Labor & Delivery, Postpartum

Voted "Best Large Employer in Central Texas"by Austin Business JournalAUSTIN—St. David’s HealthCare, with five facilities delivering more babies annually than any other Central Texas hospital system, today announced a $100-million investment in women’s and neonatal services. This represents the largest single investment in women’s and neonatal services ever in the history of Central Texas. Labor and DeliveryThis area is currently experiencing rapid growth with the monthly delivery rate exceeding 400 deliveries. It includes 13 LDR's, 2 triage rooms, 2 bed recovery rooms for Cesarean Sections and other obstetrical related procedures. This area also has the unique feature of doing newborn transition in the mother's labor room, thus decreasing the separation time between mother and newborn to almost zero. If there is any need for separation, it rarely exceeds 30 minutes in the transition nursery. All staff are NRP, AWHONN-ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING certified. An educational push is being done to encourage RNC specialty certification, ACLS, and limited ultrasound training. Focus for education in the future will be for high risk OB. Nursing procedures encourage nursing qualifications to perform placement of fetal scalp electrodes, intrauterine pressure catheters, and for nursing anatomy. Post Partum-Couplet CareThis is a 27-bed unit supporting couplet care. Lactation Consultants are available seven days a week to encourage and support breast-feeding. All nurses are NRP certified and actively involved in patient education. POSITION SUMMARY:The director is responsible for the overall effective operation of his/her department(s) to ensure organization goals and objectives are achieved. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Administers and analyzes goals and objectives for work unit(s). Meets organizational goals. Takes proactive view and anticipates change and need for action.2.  Prepares departmental budget, projecting reasonable activity levels and expenses required to achieve approved net margin for work unit(s). Operates work unit(s) within approved budget. 3.  Maintains compliance with current regulation/requirements of outside regulatory/accrediting agencies and assures that new requirements are identified on a timely basis and coordinates hospital compliance.§ Demonstrates understanding of Process Improvement. Promotes the systematic assessment and improvement of performance. Continuously assesses and improves the performance of care and services provided by using information available from customers (i.e., patients, staff, physicians, and employees), to improve outcomes. 4.  Demonstrates high ethical standards in business practices. Actively supports organizational goals and changes as they occur. Communicates goals in positive, supportive manner. 5.  Guides, directs, and plans the organization and coordination of the department activities in the areas of responsibility. 6.  Demonstrates effectiveness in the following areas:·  Selecting employees.·  Developing staff and preparing employees for career advancement.·  Providing continuous employee assessment with timely written evaluations and demonstrates ability to motivate employees. Initiates progressive disciplinary action/termination when necessary.·  Keeps turnover at an acceptable level in order to meet hospital turnover goals.Position Qualifications: TX RN license Masters prepared preferred. Active membership in AWHONN and related professional organizations.  5 plus years experience at Director level  NRP and RNC certified preferred Experience with large patient base of 5000 plus births per year Leadership skills managing large Labor and Delivery and Post Partum staff Experience working with large OB/GYN Physician groups preferred Experience in growth and expansion of women’s services Excellent written and verbal communication skills Equal Opportunity Employer. St. David's HealthCare Partnership 98 San Jacinto Blvd. Suite 1800 Austin, TX 78701