Deputy Director of Nursing - Maternal​/Child Services

Overview

San Joaquin General Hospital is seeking a Deputy Director of SJGH Nursing—Maternal/Child Services to provide the overall management and leadership to a group of divisions of the inpatient Nursing units:
Labor & Delivery and Intensive Care Nursery. This Senior Management position will report to the Hospital Chief Nursing Officer and will plan, organize, direct and evaluate the SJGH Nursing Standards of care, practice and performance. The Deputy Director—SJGH Nursing will work in a collaborative fashion with hospital personnel and medical staff to achieve the hospital’s goals of providing efficient, effective, culturally sensitive care to patients, while focusing on the patients, physicians, employees and the community as customers.

In addition to having a commitment to excellence, well qualified candidates should exercise sound judgment in making clinical and administrative decisions and resolving problems; have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and maintain effective culturally sensitive care to patients, while focusing on the patients, physicians, employees and the community as customers.

• Plan, organize and direct a major division of the Nursing Department.
• Assures that division and unit philosophies, plans, and programs are congruent with the overall mission and objectives of the Department of Health Care Services.
• Directs the Nursing Department and all hospital activities on a regular basis in the absence of higher level administrative personnel.
• Ensures that a safe environment is provided for patients, visitors, and employees.
• Assures appropriate orientation, teaching, supervision, evaluation and management of personnel.
• Ensures compliance with State of California regulations and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital requirements as they pertain to the Nursing Department and area of responsibility.
• Develops, implements, and interprets hospital and department policies and procedures in conjunction with administrative or medical staff in order to promote optimum patient care.
• Coordinates activities with other divisions of the Department of Health Care Services.
• Maintains and updates knowledge and skills by reading literature, attending workshops, lectures, conferences, and classes as required by the Administration or the Department of Health Care Services.

Education
: A Master’s Degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration or Business Administration or other closely related field.

Experience
:
Six years of Labor and Delivery or NICU registered nursing experience in an acute care hospital of 100 or more beds, including 4 years equivalent to Nursing Department Manager and at least two years clinical experience.

License and Certificates
:
Current registration as a nurse in the State of California is required.