Director Nursing Labor and Delivery

*Responsibilities*

Position Summary

• Directs the provision of nursing care in the Labor and Delivery department while maintaining standards of patient care.
  
  

Position Description

• Responsible for the overall quality of care provided by the nursing personnel. Advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service and strategies.
• Interprets policies and objectives of nursing service to staff and community groupsProvides consultative care and guidance to patients family and other members of the clinical staff.
• Monitors the operations of the nursing staff and ensures compliance with regulations on organizational and governmental standards and practices. Schedules staff and conducts employee performance reviews
• Provides nursing care to patients on an as needed basis.
  
  

*Qualifications*

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (e.g. BSN) or equivalent education and experience and Master's degree in nursing or other-related field (e.g., MSN/MBA/MHA)
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience and two (2) years of leadership experience.
  
  

Licensure

• Registered Nursing License (RN) in state of practice, Basic Life Support (BLS), other credentials or modules may be required.
  
  

*Overview*

*About Sequoia Hospital – Hello Humankindness*

Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional health care for generations of Bay Area residents. Sequoia’s [Heart and Vascular Institute](https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/heart-and-vascular-institute) is a nationally known pioneer in advanced cardiac care, affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute. Sequoia has received national recognition from Healthgrades for superior patient safety and was named as one of America’s top 100 hospitals for cardiac care. Our [Total Joint Replacement](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/orthopedics) program is a designated Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Our [Birth Center](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/birth-center) is consistently ranked as a favorite among Peninsula families. We are also known for our comprehensive emergency care and leading-edge [tomosynthesis 3-D mammogram technology](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/breast-and-diagnostic-center). Our Pavilion combines the most advanced medical and surgical services with a unique healing environment, including private, spacious rooms and inviting garden areas.

Learn more [about us](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/about-us), [our awards](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/about-us/quality---awards), and some of our services:

• [Heart Surgery](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/heart-and-vascular-institute/heart-surgery)
• [Maternity](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/birth-center)
• [Orthopedics](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/services/orthopedics)
  
  

[dignityhealth.org/sequoia](https://dignityhealth.org/Service Areas/bayarea/locations/sequoia/)

*Pay Range*

$87.67 - $127.12 /hour