Posted: 24-Feb-26
Location: Suffern, New York
Internal Number: 11676
The System Director of Maternity Services is responsible for directing and evaluating the provision of patient care services in the hospitals, departments/divisions assigned to the position. In addition, the System Director is responsible to enforce generic standards of care for the hospital and to ensure that nursing care is provided in accordance with those standards (quality, licensing, and accreditation standards). This is accomplished by working with medical, professional, and support services throughout the organization.
Responsibility:
- Participates in development of the departmental goals and objectives; revises as appropriate.
- Assists in the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan for Maternity; assists to update the Plan annually.
- Develops annual operating objectives for the areas assigned.
- Develops programs related to Centers for Excellence and other service lines.
- Leads the design and implementation of business plans for assigned areas.
- Develops Registered Nurses to make effective decisions and delegates authority to lowest appropriate level through shared governance.
- Creates an environment that facilitates innovative patient care delivery and facilitates directors and supervisors to participate with staff in the development of standards.
- Demonstrates visibility and accessibility to staff by making regular rounds, staff communication, and meetings.
- Represents nursing and nursing practice throughout the hospital to the senior level of management.
- Collaborates with nursing and medical staff in the development and measurement of performance of standards of patient care.
- Establishes and maintains communication systems for departments within Nursing Services, with medical, professional and support services.
- Ensures that a Hospital Plan for Patient Care Services provides a framework for consistent implementation throughout the health system.
- Has the authority to interview, hire, council, reward, and evaluate personnel within areas assigned.
- Designs the leadership structure of departments assigned to maximize productivity and quality, while delegating authority appropriately.
- Ensures that the nursing process is used as the foundation for the provision of nursing care (NYS Nurse Practice Act). Provides direction for clinical practice within assigned department.
- Provides direction for clinical practice within assigned department.
- Engages in clinical and administrative problem solving activities.
- Advocacy role for patient and family is demonstrated.
- Coordination of care is pursued through negotiation with physicians, other health professionals, and support services.
- Knowledge of legal aspects of nursing and legislation is related to provision of nursing care.
- Enforces departmental, Nursing Services and BSCHS Rules, Regulations, and Policies, clinical standards, and monitors compliance.
- Staff is oriented to policies, procedures, and clinical standards.
- Policies, procedures, and standards reassessed and critiqued, as necessary.
- Non-compliance is addressed according to policy.
- Ensures that external accreditation standards are met.
- Knowledge of accreditation standards is demonstrated.
- Accreditation standards are communicated to staff.
- Ongoing assessment for compliance with standards has occurred.
- Deficiencies are identified and corrective action is implemented.
- Provides consultation to the Senior Vice President Patient Care Services/CNO on the manpower requirements for the department.
- Staffing reports and position control reports are reviewed and staffing needs identified.
- Departmental staffing is reviewed with Vice President Patient Care Services/CNO and requests for allocation changes are initiated.
- Orients Registered Nurses to their responsibilities and assures provision for orientation of other personnel.
- All personnel are oriented to their responsibilities.
- Developmental needs are mutually identified.
- Feedback regarding performance is provided.
- Ensures that a continuous improvement approach is implemented to measure actual performance against standards for patient care in the hospital.
- Develops and implements mechanisms to ensure a uniform quality of nursing care wherever nursing care is given.
- Establishes mechanisms to encourage research and to incorporate research findings into standards of practice and policies and procedures.
- Measures actual budgetary performance (revenue, expense, staffing) against standards and ensures variances are within established targets.
- Evaluates performance staff relative to hospital, departmental, and personal goals and objectives.
- Ensures that safety, health, and regulatory standards are attained in the divisions assigned.
- Ensures that a program is maintained to encourage the recruitment and retention of the best and the brightest.
- Adheres to Bon Secours Charity Health System rules, regulations, and polices.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 5 years of increasing responsibility in management, including nursing service administration in perinatal services.
Experience in managing clinical services in a managed care market, including productivity enhancements, cost reduction, new program development, and continuous quality improvements.
Demonstrate ability to effect good medical-staff relations, working with highly qualified specialty physicians.
Ability to work effectively with all health care disciplines.
Experience in leading nurses, creating a vision for nursing, and being an advocate for the professional nurse, yet achieving institution-wide goals.
EDUCATION: Masters degree in Nursing Administration, Healthcare Administration or Business Professional Certification.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Current RN licensure with New York State Board. NE- BC, NEA-BC, or NAACOG
OTHER: N/A
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: N/A