Director of Nursing Women's and Neonatal Services

Lead The Future Of Pediatric Nursing At Ohsu Doernbecher Children's Hospital

At OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, we go beyond care we transform lives. Located in vibrant Portland, Oregon, Doernbecher is Oregon's premier pediatric academic medical center, delivering world-class care, advancing groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of pediatric healthcare leaders.

As the first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, we have :

• Comprehensive, family-centered care for everything from primary pediatrics to the most complex conditions
• Access to cutting-edge research and innovation through our deep integration with Oregon Health & Science University
• A collaborative, mission-driven environment where equity, excellence, and innovation drive everything we do

We lead by being :

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Function / Duties Of Position

The Nursing Director is a Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Professional Practice Model. The Nursing Director is responsible for operational, human resource, quality, and financial management of the assigned department. The Nursing Director utilizes professional practice as the foundation for leading nursing practice.

The Nursing Director collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to translate and implement organizational and divisional priorities into the department's operations. The Nursing Director implements quality and safety initiatives, leads process improvement, and ensures adherence to hospital and clinical standards of performance. The Nursing Director ensures a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. The Nursing Director partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures.

The NM's decisions and actions are based on the ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nursing. The NM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Nursing Administration : Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing, the Oregon State Board of Nursing's Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Manager Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL). The NM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Strategic Planning

Operations Leadership :

Financial Management :

Human Resources

Performance Improvement

Professionalism

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications