? [Apply in 3 Minutes] Clinical Nursing Director - Maternal Child Health
Company: Kaiser
Location: Santa Rosa
Posted on: June 25, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Summary: Plans, organizes, directs, evaluates and
coordinates inpatient-nursing services within a service line.
Collaborates with KFHP/H and the Medical Group staff in the
development and execution of strategic plans, providing quality
care, and managing cost-effective services which are aligned with
federal, state, and local regulations. Responsible for achieving
the strategic vision for nursing in their assigned areas of
accountability. Responsible for the quality of nursing care and
services to patients in their assigned areas of responsibility.
Accountable for the following areas dependent upon medical center
beds and services offered: Adult Services: Med Surg, Dialysis,
Clinical Dietitian, Critical Care, TCU, RT, ED if applicable.
Maternal Child Health: Labor & Delivery, Pediatrics, PICU, NICU,
Maternity, and Normal Newborns (may be combined with
Perioperative). Perioperative: OR, PACU, Central Sterile,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (may be combined with MCH). Maintains
key Relationships with Clinical and Administrative Director peers,
Chiefs of Service, other department directors reporting to
Assistant Administrators for clinical and operations, regional PCS,
AMGAs, community peers. Essential Responsibilities: - Collaborates
with CNO and other medical center management in identifying and
implementing innovative models and best practices with an emphasis
on quality of care, service improvements and cost reduction. - With
TPMG partner, directs development and implementation of quality and
utilization standards across the continuum of care to ensure
coordinated plans of treatment, patient focused delivery of
services and cost effective utilization of necessary services.
Builds trust with the nursing team through visibility. -
Coordinates with TPMG to provide for the seamless transition of
patients across the continuum of care. Establishes partnerships
with facility leadership groups. In collaboration with medical
staff and facility leadership ensures a superior care experience
and a safe environment with patients and staff. Ensures policies,
practices, and procedures comply with administrative, legal and
regulatory requirements of the Health Plan contract and
governmental and accrediting agencies. - Provides clinical and
professional oversight for areas of accountability. - Assures
successful implementation of organizational strategies such as
Hospital Efficiency, Work Place Safety, Supply Cost Initiative
including OR Back-log, Patient satisfaction. - Through the hiring,
retention, and development of internal staff in areas of
accountability, achieves staffing ratios and optimal patient
outcomes with minimal dependence on premium pay (overtime and
registry/traveler staff). - Mentors nursing managers in development
of leadership skills, fiscally accountable staffing/scheduling
practices, professional development of staff, and outcomes based
practice. - Oversees the development of department standards as
identified by regulatory agencies including policies and
procedures. - Develops services that achieve a high level of
customer satisfaction with emphasis on customer service, highest
standards of quality and innovation. - Maintains a state of
continuous regulatory readiness. - Manages and resolves human
resource, labor relations, employee and department safety and risk
management issues. - Enhances nursing practice and patient outcomes
through the effective use of clinical practice and GRASP
committees. - Participates in developing the hospitals plan for the
recruitment and retention of nursing resources to ensure that a
sufficient number of qualified staff members are available to meet
the needs of the patients. - Utilizes research data to implement
clinical changes and the delivery of patient care and member
services. - Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of
care provided. Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical
operations. Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP
Health Connect documentation. Maintains role specific KP Health
Connect competencies. - Directs the budget and resource allocations
for designated departments. Manages the financial performance and
identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve
quality of care and services. - Communicates effectively as
hospitals advocate to members of the community, continually seeking
ways to improve and promote the public relations objective of the
hospital and marketing services. - Kaiser Permanente conducts
compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time,
Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job
descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly
pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after
notice is given to affected employees. Basic Qualifications:
Experience - Minimum seven (7) years of nursing experience in
patient care. - Minimum five (5) years of management experience
required. Education - Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
Masters in Nursing or Bachelors in Nursing with Masters degree in
related field. License, Certification, Registration - Registered
Nurse License (California) required at hire Additional
Requirements: - Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication
skills. - Demonstrate ability to lead and manage through influence
and change. - Proven ability to deliver results for meeting
organizational objectives - Demonstrate knowledge of federal and
state laws and regulations such as: Knox-Keene Act, Federal HMO
Act, Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, and all applicable
Medicare and Medi-Cal regulations. - ACLS, PALS, NRP certification
may be required for positions in specific department. - National
Certification preferred within 1 year of hire - Must be able to
work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Preferred
Qualifications: - Magnet/shared governance experience preferred -
Managing in a collective bargaining environment preferred - Doctor
of Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD in Nursing preferred LEADERSHIP
PrimaryLocation : California,Santa Rosa,Santa Rosa Hospital
HoursPerWeek : 40 Shift : Day Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM Job
Schedule : Full-time Job Type : Standard Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union
Employee Job Level : Director/Senior Director Job Category :
Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners Department : Santa Rosa
Hospital - Nursing Administration - 0201 Travel : No Kaiser
Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair,
respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered
for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national
origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected
characteristic or status.
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