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Director of Postpartum
Austin, TX
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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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