Director of Nursing Labor and Delivery

ORION GROUPS is a professional services firm based in McKinney, Texas that provides experienced consultants to key organizations across the United States. We focus our talent expertise in both the financial and healthcare industries. Our capabilities in technology include application management, enterprise software systems, data strategies, integration, and IT infrastructure. We work diligently to listen and provide value to your unique needs.

At Orion, we are seeking a Nursing Director to oversee comprehensive Labor & Delivery operations across a premier Southern California health system. This opportunity serves as the definitive clinical and operational authority, you will provide executive guidance to ensure nursing excellence and seamless perinatal service delivery across the network.

Full Time (Direct Hire);
Southern California(Relocation assistance available)

$180,000 – $210,000 W2 plus benefits including $25k sign-on bonus

• Champions a culture of clinical excellence and patient-centered care, ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality outcomes for the maternal-fetal population.
• Drives operational performance through strategic delegation, empowering mid-level management (Charge Nurses/Managers) to achieve departmental KPIs and clinical benchmarks.
• Exercises rigorous oversight of the departmental budget, optimizing resource allocation, managing labor costs (productivity), and justifying capital expenditures to ensure long-term financial sustainability.
• Serves as a proactive liaison within the executive leadership team, contributing to hospital-wide strategic planning and fostering multidisciplinary partnerships between nursing, obstetrics, and pediatrics.
• Maintains continuous survey readiness and strict adherence to CMS, state, and The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, specifically focusing on maternal safety bundles and perinatal core measures.

• RN experience, with a primary focus on Labor & Delivery, High-Risk OB, or Perinatal services.
• Experience in a manager or director-level role, demonstrating success in unit operations and clinical staff supervision.
• Experienced in managing the risks associated with perinatal care and maintaining a "zero-harm" environment.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams through varying and unpredictable clinical circumstances, including obstetric emergencies.
• Proven ability to exercise high-stakes judgment in emergency and crisis situations where rapid action is required to ensure maternal and neonatal safety.
• Comfort operating in high-pressure, unpredictable clinical environments with regular exposure to infectious diseases, hazardous waste, and high-acuity patient scenarios.
• Ability to perform moderate physical labor, including lifting/moving patients (up to 25lbs) and maintaining endurance during prolonged standing or walking in a fast-paced unit.
• Nursing leadership experience in a hospital setting.
• Current CPR/BLS certification (NRP and ACLS strongly preferred for L&D leadership).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Licensure from California Board of Nursing.

• Quick turnaround: preliminary interview followed by team interview.
• Typically, two round with the hiring manager and team, possibly three rounds if needed.

Orion Groups is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact