Director Womens & Children's Services

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Women's & Children's Services at UNC Health Johnston

Join a team that provides compassionate, family-centered care to mothers, babies, and families across Johnston County.

Our Labor & Delivery Unit delivers approximately 2,000 babies each year across our Smithfield and Clayton campuses. With 13 labor and delivery rooms, 4 triage rooms, 2 operating rooms, and 24/7 anesthesia coverage, we provide care for both normal and high-risk patients.

Our Special Care Nursery, a Level II NICU with 3 licensed beds, partners with REX Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners to care for infants with complications or transitional needs, ensuring excellent outcomes and strong family support.

Our Mother/Baby Unit offers 25 beds across both campuses, focusing on the mother-baby dyad with postpartum care, newborn care, breastfeeding support, and a family-centered approach that encourages bonding.

At UNC Health Johnston, you'll find a collaborative team, advanced care environment, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of families every day.

Summary:
Directs, coordinates and controls the overall operation of Rex Womens and Children's Services Department.

Responsibilities:
1. Directs the development and administration of the budgets in Women's and Children's Services. Recommends types and amounts of resources required. Allocates resources based on departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Develops Master Staffing (Staffing Effectiveness Guidelines) Plans for all areas. Reviews financial and operational data evaluating quality of service, workload, revenue and expenses. Takes corrective action as needed. Monitors salary and non-salary budgets for all assigned areas.
2. Provides direction for the delivery of cost effective, quality patient care based on established regulatory, professional and organizational standards within the context of the operating vision.
3. Establishes and/or provides leadership for the attainment of departmental/service line goals in support of the organizational mission. Sponsors the Pediatric Service Line, the Women's Service Line, and serves as the administrative representative to the Pediatric and OB/GYN Executive committees. Serves as the liaison to the Neonatology Services. Represents Rex Healthcare on UNC Strategic Planning Committee for Women's Services. Establishes collegial relationships with physicians and surgeons.
4. Directs the implementation of processes to measure/assess and improve patient and departmental outcomes. Participates in performance improvement and quality improvement activities. Presents information and recommendations for actions to Performance Improvement committee. Organizes Women's and Children's Services through the selection and development of managers and Leadership team, orderly organizational design and monitoring of outcomes.
5. Ensures qualified competent staffing, space, equipment and other resources are available to meet the scope of services available.
6. Adheres to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. and participates/supports nursing shared governance activities. Recognizes, supports, and utilizes evidence based nursing practices and evidenced based management practices.
7. Represents Rex Healthcare with active participation in professional and community organizations.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Master's degree in nursing or equivalent required
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Must have NC RN licensure. Nursing specialty certification by exam or portfolio.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Requires four (4) years of related experience and/or training.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Obstetrics -

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.