RN Director-Women's and Children's
The Nursing Director, Women and Children鈥檚 Service (WCS) is responsible for the direction, leadership, and support of operational, financial, programmatic, continuous improvement and personnel activities for inpatient Women and Children鈥檚 care provided at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. The director position is an essential leadership role within the WCS division. The director is responsible for all National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) quality metrics, adherence to regulatory requirements for 5 specific areas of care: pediatrics, labor and delivery, mother/baby, special care nursery, OBED, and the milk bank, use of Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) standards.
The director is the subject matter expert that drives quality, safety, accountability and engagement. Additionally, they are responsible for directing patient flow and care coordination through optimizing day-to-day operations, budgeting, financial management, and human resource management. Areas of direct oversight and responsibility include inpatient nursing, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, staffing coordinators, float pool, House Managers, and payroll specialists, and include establishing, meeting and continuously monitoring goals and objectives for areas of responsibility while maintaining alignment with system strategic goals and objectives.
This leader works closely with a variety of stakeholders, coordinating the activities of patient flow throughout a patient's stay and discharge to home or other outside facility. Provides coaching (e.g. teaching, leading and mentoring team members in continuous process improvement) and interacting with physicians, mid-level providers, team members, patients and family members, and other leaders at Henry Ford Health to identify and support improvement efforts toward performance excellence. They will serve as the programmatic and operational leader for inpatient care and work closely with other leaders.
Required Education and Experience:
路 Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or completion of other formal nursing education necessary to obtain/maintain an advanced practice nursing Michigan license (Mid-wife, CRNA, CNS or Nurse Practitioner) is required.
路 Master's Degree in Nursing, Business, Health Management or other related field preferred or enrolled in a master鈥檚 program, completion within one year of hire.
路 Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in leadership role of patient care unit or related department.
路 Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
路 Strong interpersonal skills that provide coaching and facilitation expertise.
路 Excellent problem-solving skills.
路 Demonstrates innovative, creative leadership styles.
路 Demonstrated project management experience.
路 Expertise in both inpatient and outpatient or OBED.
路 Professional certification.
路 Well versed in engaging teams, building structures and processes, and have experience working in a shared governance or Magnet model.
Certifications/Licensures Required:
路 Current licensure in the State of Michigan.
Overview
HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.
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Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation鈥檚 oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region鈥檚聽聽
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan鈥檚 fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit聽HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. 聽Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. 聽My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. 聽There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. 聽As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness
and access to day care services at Bright Horizons Midtown Detroit, and a whole host of other
benefits and services.聽Employee's聽classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.