Director of Maternal Child

Meritas Health

• $100K — $120K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in nursing management, ideally in Maternal Child Health or related fields.
  • Experience in data analysis and performance improvement.
  • Familiarity with clinical quality metrics and regulatory standards.
  • Strong background in interdisciplinary program development.
  • Basic computer skills and relevant clinical certifications.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for Maternal Child Health services.
  • Ensure safe and efficient family-centered care delivery.
  • Implement evidence-based practices and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain regulatory readiness and compliance standards.
  • Develop workforce capabilities through training and collaboration.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Supportive work environment focused on family-centered care.
  • Engagement in interdisciplinary collaboration for improved patient outcomes.
Full Job Description


SUMMARY: Provides strategic and operational leadership for Maternal Child Health services across the continuum of care, including obstetrics, postpartum, newborn nursery, lactation, and neonatal care. Ensures safe, efficient, family-centered, and cost-effective care through evidence-based practice, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, workforce development, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

EXPERIENCE: 3 years in nursing management, preferably in Maternal Child Health, women's services, neonatal, or related service-line leadership.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Experience in data analysis, performance improvement, patient experience, clinical quality metrics, regulatory/accreditation standards, and interdisciplinary program development preferred.

OTHER: Basic computer skills. Certifications as appropriate to clinical background.

LICENSE/CERT: Required: RN (Registered Nurse) State of Missouri

EDUCATION: Required: Bachelors - Nursing, Preferred: Masters - Nursing, Masters - Business Administration

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