Director of Postpartum

Schedule: Full-time Days (No Weekends)

Compensation: $120,000 - $150,000

Job Summary

The Mother Baby Director is responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care by overseeing the operations, staffing, planning, and budgeting for assigned units or departments. This role promotes a culture of accountability and collaboration while leading the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures that support organizational objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Cultivate a strong clinical identity by applying evidence-based practices to improve patient safety and quality outcomes; ensure adherence to standards of care.
• Reduce variation in clinical practice to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and cost management; promote accountability and transparency in care delivery.
• Monitor relevant benchmarks, accreditation requirements, and professional designations, and lead efforts to meet or maintain them.
• Stay current on legal and regulatory standards and ensure all policies, procedures, and practices comply with applicable requirements.
• Support efficient patient flow and high-quality care through accurate volume forecasting, coordination of patient throughput, and effective admission/discharge planning.
• Develop and implement care coordination processes that improve quality, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Foster effective interdisciplinary communication and collaboration; ensure staff with appropriate competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Direct nursing practice and daily operations; establish and evaluate policies, procedures, and standards that support patient and family needs.
• Provide leadership that promotes an exceptional patient experience.

Job Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required
• Experience in labor & delivery, postpartum, or mother–baby units required
• Minimum of 3 years in a leadership role within L&D
• Leadership experience must be at the supervisor level or higher

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