MEDSTAR HEALTH Careers
MEDSTAR HEALTH Careers is hiring: RN Assistant Director of Nursing Labor and Del
MEDSTAR HEALTH Careers, Clinton, Maryland, United States
General Summary of Position
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is looking for an experienced L&D Assistant Director of Nursing.
This is a day shift opportunity working 5 8-hour shifts. At MedStar Health, our experienced team prides itself on providing comprehensive maternity services before and after the delivery of your baby. From preconception counseling to prenatal care, to delivery, and postpartum services, we aim to ensure healthy moms and babies have a happy well-prepared start for their growing families. Some highlights of our maternity and newborn services include: Care for high-risk pregnancies and consultations to help expectant parents be fully informed Maternal-Fetal Medicine to assist in managing high-risk, complicated pregnancies Optional midwife services from certified providers who can perform routine gynecologic and pregnancy care and manage labor and delivery if you choose Award-winning Level III and Level IV neonatal intensive care units to serve our smallest patients Access to a level II Special Care Nursery Individualized support for your newborn feeding plans Lactation resources Education on safe newborn sleeping practices (several of our hospitals including MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar St. Mary's, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center) are certified as a National Safe Sleep Hospital by The Cribs for Kids® Encouragement of bonding with your newborn via skin-to-skin contact Sibling visitations and comfortable sleeping accommodations for delivery supporters Mother/baby support groups and classes
The Assistant Director of Nursing is a member of MedStar Health entity-based Division of Nursing and leadership team. Supports and collaborates with the Director of Nursing in providing leadership and oversight for a specific unit/department. Directs and coordinates the nursing and patient care delivery of the unit-based professional and support personnel. Ensures the provision of holistic, culturally competent, and person-centered, quality, safe, and cost-effective evidence-based nursing care for patients/families. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization's shared/collaborative decision-making framework. Collaboratively manages the patient's transitions across the continuum of care to assist patients and populations in achieving or maintaining an optimal level of health and functioning. The Assistant Director of Nursing assumes administrative and leadership authority and responsibility on a 24 hours/7 days per week basis for the assigned unit/department. Fosters associates' commitment to improving quality, safety, and cost-conscious patient care outcomes. Collaborates with the Director of Nursing in maintaining adherence to regulatory and accreditation standards, and MedStar Health's policies and procedures. Demonstrates leadership and behaviors which are consistent with MedStar's mission, vision, goals, SPIRIT Values, patient care philosophy, and sound moral and ethical judgement.
Requirements: *Active MD or Compact State RN License *BSN required; MSN preferred * 3-5 years recent experience in a Labor and Delivery Unit required * 2 years experience in nursing leadership or Charge in Labor and Delivery or Women's Health in an acute care setting required
This position has a hiring range of $100,588 - $190,340
This is a day shift opportunity working 5 8-hour shifts. At MedStar Health, our experienced team prides itself on providing comprehensive maternity services before and after the delivery of your baby. From preconception counseling to prenatal care, to delivery, and postpartum services, we aim to ensure healthy moms and babies have a happy well-prepared start for their growing families. Some highlights of our maternity and newborn services include: Care for high-risk pregnancies and consultations to help expectant parents be fully informed Maternal-Fetal Medicine to assist in managing high-risk, complicated pregnancies Optional midwife services from certified providers who can perform routine gynecologic and pregnancy care and manage labor and delivery if you choose Award-winning Level III and Level IV neonatal intensive care units to serve our smallest patients Access to a level II Special Care Nursery Individualized support for your newborn feeding plans Lactation resources Education on safe newborn sleeping practices (several of our hospitals including MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar St. Mary's, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center) are certified as a National Safe Sleep Hospital by The Cribs for Kids® Encouragement of bonding with your newborn via skin-to-skin contact Sibling visitations and comfortable sleeping accommodations for delivery supporters Mother/baby support groups and classes
The Assistant Director of Nursing is a member of MedStar Health entity-based Division of Nursing and leadership team. Supports and collaborates with the Director of Nursing in providing leadership and oversight for a specific unit/department. Directs and coordinates the nursing and patient care delivery of the unit-based professional and support personnel. Ensures the provision of holistic, culturally competent, and person-centered, quality, safe, and cost-effective evidence-based nursing care for patients/families. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization's shared/collaborative decision-making framework. Collaboratively manages the patient's transitions across the continuum of care to assist patients and populations in achieving or maintaining an optimal level of health and functioning. The Assistant Director of Nursing assumes administrative and leadership authority and responsibility on a 24 hours/7 days per week basis for the assigned unit/department. Fosters associates' commitment to improving quality, safety, and cost-conscious patient care outcomes. Collaborates with the Director of Nursing in maintaining adherence to regulatory and accreditation standards, and MedStar Health's policies and procedures. Demonstrates leadership and behaviors which are consistent with MedStar's mission, vision, goals, SPIRIT Values, patient care philosophy, and sound moral and ethical judgement.
Requirements: *Active MD or Compact State RN License *BSN required; MSN preferred * 3-5 years recent experience in a Labor and Delivery Unit required * 2 years experience in nursing leadership or Charge in Labor and Delivery or Women's Health in an acute care setting required
This position has a hiring range of $100,588 - $190,340