Director of Nursing Women's and Neonatal Services

Director of Nursing Women’s and Neonatal Services

Apply for the Director of Nursing Women’s and Neonatal Services role at Oregon Health & Science University.

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Lead the Future of Pediatric Nursing at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. At OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, we go beyond care — we transform lives. Located in vibrant Portland, Oregon, Doernbecher is Oregon’s premier pediatric academic medical center, delivering world-class care, advancing groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of pediatric healthcare leaders.

As the first full-service children’s hospital in the Pacific Northwest, we offer comprehensive, family-centered care for everything from primary pediatrics to the most complex conditions; access to cutting-edge research; and a collaborative, mission-driven environment where equity, excellence, and innovation drive everything we do.

We Lead By Being:
Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, Magnet designated facility, Oregon’s only Academic Health Center, a regional destination for advanced care in oncology, neonatology, and craniofacial medicine, and a hospital that believes in the power of nurse leaders to drive change.

The Nursing Director is a Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for upholding excellence in nursing care through the implementation of the Professional Practice Model. The Director manages operational, human resource, quality, and financial aspects of the department and leads nursing practice.

The Director collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to translate and implement organizational priorities, leads quality and safety initiatives, and ensures adherence to hospital and clinical standards.

• Partners with others to develop a department strategic plan aligned with the division’s strategic plan.
• Collaboratively formulates department objectives, goals and strategies.
• Develops short- and long-term goals and coordinates implementation of interventions.
• Communicates, implements, and evaluates the care area strategic plan.

• Enhances healthcare and patient care through interdisciplinary activities such as education and research.
• Applies systems theory to understand how parts of a system relate to the overall system.
• Maintains knowledge of current nursing practice and roles of care team members.
• Evaluates staff competency and intervenes to optimize performance.
• Leads and practices patient/family advocacy and promotes patient-centered decisions.
• Maintains visibility and open communication with staff and leadership.
• Communicates plans and decisions to department staff and stakeholders.
• Reflects on own decision-making and promotes leadership capacity.
• Promotes shared governance and distributes leadership appropriately.
• Celebrates successes and accomplishments.

• Achieves financial targets and manages pay to optimize performance goals.
• Collaborates with the Professional Practice Leader to allocate resources for education and practice priorities.
• Develops innovative solutions and strategies to obtain resources for nursing initiatives.
• Promotes activities that inform others about cost, risk, and benefits.

• Uses evidence-based leadership to promote desired behaviors.
• Develops a high-functioning workforce in collaboration with leadership.
• Recognizes and rewards exemplary professional practice.
• Mentors and coaches staff progressively.
• Monitors and evaluates the application of practice standards.
• Facilitates behaviors that impact safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Leads efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified staff.
• Develops succession planning initiatives.

• Develops quality plans with care area leaders.
• Uses data to identify improvement areas.
• Monitors quality improvement objectives.
• Designs and implements strategies to ensure outcomes meet or exceed goals.
• Engages staff in initiatives.
• Evaluates impact of initiatives.
• Reduces risk and improves outcomes.
• Investigates root causes of errors and adverse events.
• Communicates learning to disseminate best practices.

• Evaluates practice against professional standards.
• Promotes clinical…