Job Description

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director, Women's and Children's Services is responsible for planning, implementing, and promoting nursing standards while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, individualized patient care across assigned Women's and Children's clinical service areas. This role operates in alignment with the philosophy, mission, and objectives of the Medical Center.

The Director provides clinical and operational leadership to ensure patient care practices meet professional, ethical, and regulatory standards, while supporting a collaborative, family-centered approach to care delivery. The role carries accountability for staff performance, budget oversight, quality outcomes, and the continuous advancement of nursing practice within Women's and Children's Services.

This Director will oversee L&D (2,500 deliveries/year), Post Partum, a Level III NICU & PEDS.

Approx 180 FTE's, including 3 Manager's.

What You'll Do

Service & Patient Experience

• Promote patient, physician, and employee satisfaction by role-modeling respectful, service-oriented behaviors.
• Support and participate in initiatives that foster exceptional customer and family experience.
• Communicate patient care and service issues through appropriate organizational channels.

People, Leadership & Professional Practice

• Maintain required licensure, certifications, and ongoing professional education.
• Participate in staff meetings, orientation, in-service programs, and mandatory competency requirements.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Establish unit goals aligned with Medical Center values and strategic plans; develop strategies and policies to support high-quality, individualized patient care for women, infants, children, and families.
• Ensure nursing standards comply with accepted professional practice and regulatory requirements.

Financial & Resource Stewardship

• Prepare, analyze, and manage unit capital, labor, and operating budgets.
• Establish short- and long-term goals and maintain budget performance within acceptable variance.
• Monitor FTEs and budget variances and ensure optimal productivity and effective utilization of human and material resources.
• Implement prudent cost-containment measures while maintaining quality and service standards.

Quality, Safety & Clinical Excellence

• Establish and maintain high performance expectations for staff; identify opportunities to improve care quality and service delivery.
• Empower staff through collaboration, innovation, and shared accountability for outcomes.
• Serve as a patient and family advocate and clinical resource in the coordination and delivery of care.
• Ensure adherence to approved practices, procedures, and standards of care and accurate nursing documentation.
• Communicate, negotiate, and resolve patient care issues effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Ensure ethical management of all clinical and operational situations, upholding patient rights, confidentiality, and privacy.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate fiscally responsible quality improvement initiatives.
• Stay current on best practices and emerging trends in Women's and Children's care through ongoing education.

Workforce Management & Operations

• Ensure adequate staffing and appropriate skill mix to meet patient acuity and care needs.
• Oversee recruitment, performance reviews, professional development, and corrective action processes.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate job-specific orientation and training programs.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and excellence across Women's and Children's Services.
• Ensure adequate supplies and proper functioning of patient care equipment.
• Maintain departmental facilities, records, reports, and statistics to support administrative and budgetary needs.
• Review acuity trends regularly and ensure acuity-based staffing decisions.

What You'll Bring

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field (preferred)

Experience & Expertise

• Active California Registered Nurse License (required upon hire; vendor-managed)
• California Fire and Life Safety Card within 30 days of hire (vendor-managed)
• Experience in a Magnet®-designated organization in a leadership role (preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive management experience in the clinical specialty
• Minimum of 5 years of acute care nursing experience, preferably including Women's and Children's services

Leadership Capabilities

• Ability to manage multiple priorities within short timeframes
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills across disciplines
• Demonstrated fiscal responsibility and operational discipline
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and lead teams collaboratively
• Strong commitment to patient- and family-centered care and ethical nursing leadership

Why Join Us?

• Specialty Leadership: Lead nursing practice for women, infants, children, and families.
• Clinical Excellence: Advance quality, safety, and patient experience in highly specialized care areas.
• Collaborative Culture: Partner with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to deliver integrated care.
• Operational Impact: Influence staffing, budgeting, and quality outcomes at the service-line level.
• Professional Growth: Expand your leadership impact within a dynamic, mission-driven organization.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a compassionate, results-driven nursing leader committed to excellence in Women's and Children's Services, we encourage you to apply. Step into this Director role and help advance exceptional care for patients and families across the Medical Center.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

About the Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.