Director, Nursing, Postpartum

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking an experienced front-line leader to manage our 31-bed Postpartum Unit.

The Postpartum Director oversees assigned units to ensure they are performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, preparing and implementing business strategy to achieve the organization's goals, ensuring legal compliance, communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, managing employment decisions and contributions of supporting team members, and managing departmental budget and fiscal success. Serves as a primary liaison and information resource for assigned unit. Oversees the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment, which produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Nursing at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Director, Nursing, Postpartum Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures use of guidelines, standards and evidence-based practice in care delivery, producing quality patient outcomes and a safe patient environment.
• Serves as a primary liaison and information resource for unit. Oversees the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment which produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes.
• Serves as a physician liaison and primary information resource/contact for the unit. Ensures compliance with the unit plan for physician satisfaction.
• Maintains and monitors budgetary standards and utilizes resources effectively and appropriately.
• Monitors patient/physician satisfaction and seeks ways to improve by ensuring continuous implementation of evidence-based practices to include, but not limited to, discharge phone calls, leadership rounding (patients, physicians and internal customers), AIDET and HML conversations

Director, Nursing, Postpartum Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

• 1 year of leadership experience (leadership experience may include RN Unit Supervisor Role, dedicated charge nurse or Assistant Nurse Manager or equivalent role)
• 2 years of acute care nursing experience
• Education - Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Certification - BLS via American Heart Association
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working with obstetrics patient population
• Experience mentoring and developing teams