Director Labor and Delivery

Introduction

Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Director Labor and Delivery for our HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Director Labor and Delivery role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nurse Director of APU and L&D oversees care of adult, adolescent and neonatal patients.

•  Responsible and accountable for nursing care rendered in the departments, based on the Nursing Process--assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures. 
• Integrates service into the organization's primary functions. 
• Responsible for coordinating and integrating interdepartmental and intradepartmental services. 
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services. 
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care and treatment. 
• Determines and ensures the competence of all staff members is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved on an ongoing basis. 
• Continuously assesses and improves the performance of care and services provided. 
• Maintains quality control programs, as appropriate. 
• Responsible for orienting and providing in-service training and continuing education for all persons in the departments. 
• Recommends space and other resources needed by the departments. 
• Participates in selecting sources for needed services not provided by the departments or the organization. 
• Supports the mission, goals and objectives of the hospital. 
• Maintains and improves own nursing knowledge. 
• Maintains JCAHO standards and Patient Safety Goals; stays up-to-date on guidelines for other regulatory agencies. 
• Follows up in a timely manner in response to all patient/family concerns, including communication with the Administrator-on-Site. 
• Attends all assigned committee meetings. 
• Revises and maintains Policy/Procedures; recommending changes with appropriate. 
• Ensure throughput plan is implemented, continuously reviewing for process improvement. 
• Reviews EMAR Scan Reports, assessing for staff education/process improvement. 
• Responsible for ensuring core measure patients are identified and protocols followed. 
• Responsible for initiating best practices for department. 
• Responsible for trending Physician Satisfaction, Employee Satisfaction and Patient Satisfaction reports. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• (RN) Registered Nurse license required
• Bachelors Degree required, Masters Degree preferred

• At least five years of experience as a Labor & Delivery staff nurse and three years of management experience. 

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a Director Labor and Delivery. Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.