Dir of Maternal Child Health

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.

It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Benefits Eligible

Work Shift

Department

QUALIFICATIONS

License /Certification
Required: CA RN license
Preferred: National certification in nursing leadership or specialty

Education
Required:BSN; or Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related discipline, and MSN.
Preferred: MSN

Experience
Required: Five years of management experience in nursing leadership.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Ability to build alliances and lead: demonstrates honesty, integrity, and follow-through on commitments, anticipates internal/external customer needs and meets expectations, strives for collaboration, supports others and team results, ability to manage different perspectives and find win-win solutions.
Demonstrated leadership and complex organizational management skills.
Strong financial/analytical skills, solid verbal/written communication skills, problem identification and resolution skills, decision-making ability, and the ability to develop/mentor team’s that have overt and covert interests.
Strong operational skills; ability to recognize workflow problems and redesign new process/workflow and create buy-in from internal and external customers, stakeholders, gatekeepers, and regulators, and the ability to initiate and manage change.
Ability to work with physicians, staff and professionals in multiple settings and to promote diversity. Strong negotiation skills. Well-developed planning, marketing, organizational development and business skills.
Active in community and professional organizational influence concepts, internal & external.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential

Responsible for overseeing daily operations and directing all aspects of Maternal Child Health including Labor & Delivery, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Neonatal Intensive Care.
Responsible for meeting and maintaining California Children’s Services (CCS) requirements for the Pediatric and Neonatal programs.
Responsible for achieving perinatal core measure goals.
Directs the delivery of patient care in the areas of responsibility in concordance with the plan for the provision of care and service, and the plan for the provision of nursing care in the Kaweah Health.
Develops or participates in the development of patient care policies, procedures, protocols and standards which guide and support the provision of services.
Holds direct reports accountable for meeting standards of nursing practice and patient care.
Participates in nursing policy formulation and decision-making.
Develops, implements, evaluates and, as necessary, revises the plan for the provision of care and service in assigned services areas. Contributes to, and coordinates services with, the development, implementation and evaluation of the Kaweah Health plan for the provision of care and services.
Contributes to the continuous improvement of patient care and service.
Provides adequate staff resources for carrying out the plan for patient care.
Demonstrates knowledge of patient classification tools, and the Title 22 requirements related to patient classification.
Contributes to staff development.
Manages financial resources.
Communication with key constituencies.
Integrates the department/services with the Kaweah Health's primary functions.
Develops and implements policies and procedures consistent with the Kaweah Health Mission that guide and support the Provision of Services Plan.
Determines the qualifications and competence level for department staff. Makes recommendations regarding required staffing levels.
Continuously assesses and improves department performance.
Provides orientation, in-services and continuing education for staff.
Recommends requirements for space and other resources. Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services.
Enhances professional growth and maintains awareness of current industry trends, legislation or research which could impact department and the Kaweah Health.

Additional

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area. Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs. Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.

Pay Range

If you want to use your talents alongside people who face each day with courage and purpose, in an environment that empowers you to do your absolute best, this is where you belong.