Director Maternal and Child Services

FocusPoint Talent Solutions Recruiting on Behalf of a Confidential Healthcare Client

FocusPoint is partnering with a respected, mission driven acute care provider to identify an experienced Director of Maternal & Child Services. This is a high impact, operationally hands on leadership role overseeing a full continuum of maternal, neonatal, and perinatal services within a modern hospital environment.

This position is open due to a planned retirement and offers the opportunity to lead a stable, well resourced service line with strong organizational support.

The Director is responsible for the 24/7 operational, clinical, and administrative leadership of Maternal & Child Services, including Labor & Delivery, NICU, Lactation, and related perinatal programs. This leader oversees clinical quality, regulatory compliance, staffing, budgeting, patient experience, and multidisciplinary collaboration across all assigned units.

The role requires a resourceful, strategic, and highly visible leader who thrives in a hands on environment and can guide teams through change while maintaining exceptional standards of care.

• Provide full operational oversight for Maternal & Child Services, ensuring safe, high quality patient care across all units.

• Lead, mentor, and develop management and frontline teams; oversee approximately 9 direct reports and 100 120 FTEs.

• Maintain compliance with all applicable State and Federal regulations, including Title 22 and other regulatory frameworks.

• Partner with senior leadership on program development, capital planning, budgeting, and service line growth initiatives.

• Serve as a liaison between administration, physicians, staff, and patients to support a collaborative care environment.

• Ensure clinical competency standards are met for all patient populations served.

• Provide 24/7 leadership availability for operational and clinical escalation needs.

• Oversee units that typically include:

  • ~125 deliveries per month

  • NICU with an average daily census of ~4 and capacity for up to 11

  • 2 ORs and 3 PACU bays dedicated to Women's Services

• Current RN license (state specific licensure required upon hire).

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required; Master's in Nursing or related field strongly preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of clinical management or administrative leadership in maternal, neonatal, or perinatal services.

• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory requirements, budgeting, staffing models, and clinical operations.

• Proven ability to lead teams through change using collaborative, positive leadership.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.

• Professional organization membership and/or specialty certification preferred.

• Hands on, visible leader comfortable in a working director environment.

• Skilled at balancing strategic planning with day to day operational needs.

• Adept at building trust with physicians, staff, and cross functional partners.

• Comfortable being on call 24/7 for a high acuity service line.

• Interested in a long term leadership role rather than short term interim work.

• Competitive director level salary range (targeting the upper portion for strong experience).

• Bonus eligibility ~15 percent.

• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.

• Comprehensive benefits package through the client organization.