Director, Nursing, Labor & Delivery

The Inova Loudon Hospital is seeking an experienced Nurse Leader to oversee our L&D Unit consisting of 12 labor and delivery beds and 3 C-section suites, supporting approximately 2700 births a year. This Leader will have oversight of our OB ED.

Learn more about our Birthing Services & see the unit here: Inova Loudoun Hospital Birthing Center | Inova

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. Featured Benefits:

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.

* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Nursing Director Responsibilities

• Oversees assigned department or functional area to ensure it is 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.
• 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.

Nursing Director Requirements

• Experience - 1 year of leadership experience and 2 years of acute care nursing experience, leadership experience may include RN Unit Supervisor Role, dedicated charge nurse or Assistant Nurse Manager or equivalent role. Labor & Delivery experience highly preferred
• Education - Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Masters Degree in Nursing preferred
• Certification - Basic Life Support; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support required for Emergency Department, Critical Care and Procedural areas. Specialty certification preferred, NRP certification preferred
• Licensure - Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.