Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Labor & Delivery operations in a 24/7 hospital environment and ensure safe, high quality maternal and neonatal care.
- Manage a high volume L&D unit (400+ deliveries per month) and oversee all aspects of patient care, staffing, and workflow.
- Supervise and develop nursing staff, including coaching, performance feedback, and succession planning.
- Translate hospital business plans into unit level action items, track performance metrics, and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage budgets, payroll, and non payroll resources, and ensure cost effective, compliant operations.
- Implement and maintain quality, safety, and regulatory standards (Nursing Practice Act, Joint Commission, state/federal requirements).
- Lead emergency preparedness planning, mock drills, and post event recovery for the L&D unit.
- Collaborate with obstetricians, midwives, and other clinical leaders to align care delivery and optimize patient outcomes.
Basic Qualifications:
- BSN required; MSN strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of direct patient care experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical operations, business operations, or a directly related healthcare leadership field.
- Minimum 4 years of leadership experience (with or without direct reports).
- 5+ years of experience as an Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) or Department Manager in Labor & Delivery.
- California RN license required at hire.
- BLS and NRP certifications required at hire.
- Experience managing mom/baby care and a high volume L&D unit is strongly preferred.
What We're Looking For (culture & fit):
- A collaborative, data driven leader who builds high performing L&D teams.
- Someone comfortable working in a highly regulated, 24/7 environment with strong attention to safety, compliance, and patient satisfaction.
- A change oriented manager who embraces best practices, technology, and continuous improvement.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Santa Clara, CA |
| Salary | $239,000–$251,000 Per Year |
Skills
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Business Operationsunmatched
Business Planunmatched
Childcareunmatched
Coachingunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Delivery Managementunmatched
Emergency Planningunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maternal-Fetal Medicineunmatched
Neonatologyunmatched
Nursingunmatched
Nursing Managementunmatched
Obstetrics and Gynecologyunmatched
Operations Managementunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Payroll Managementunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Perinatal Nursingunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Safety Complianceunmatched
Safety Standardsunmatched
Succession Planningunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
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