Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Brattleboro, VT
Talent4Health
5x8 hrs, Days

L&D (Labor and Delivery) 2 year exp required

Required Certifications

AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM), BLS (AHA), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) RN VT/compact license

Shift Notes

M-F 8a-5p

Director of Women's & Children's Services – Original Unit Notes

Position Overview

The Director of Women's & Children's Services provides executive nursing leadership for maternal and newborn services, ensuring safe, patient-centered, and evidence-based care across inpatient and outpatient settings. This role has 24-hour accountability for clinical operations, quality outcomes, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and staff development within Labor & Delivery, postpartum, newborn care, and women's health clinics.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Direct daily operations of Women's & Children's Services.
• Provide continuous leadership and administrative oversight for clinical services.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing leaders, ancillary departments, and executive leadership to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
• Support organizational goals through strategic planning and service line development.
• Serve as the nursing leader during clinical emergencies and organizational incidents when assigned.

Patient Safety & Clinical Quality

• Foster a culture that prioritizes patient safety and high reliability.
• Ensure obstetric emergency response processes are current and consistently followed.
• Lead multidisciplinary simulation exercises and emergency preparedness activities.
• Review patient safety events, identify improvement opportunities, and oversee implementation of corrective actions.
• Promote practices that reduce maternal and newborn complications.

Evidence-Based Practice

• Ensure clinical care reflects current national standards and best available evidence.
• Review and update departmental policies and clinical procedures.
• Support continuing education and competency development for nursing staff.
• Encourage shared governance and staff participation in practice improvement initiatives.
• Promote standardized care to improve consistency and patient outcomes.

Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and accreditation requirements.
• Ensure department readiness for regulatory surveys through ongoing audits and performance monitoring.
• Oversee documentation standards for obstetric care, fetal monitoring, patient assessment, and clinical interventions.
• Monitor compliance with organizational policies and quality measures.

Operations Management

• Oversee staffing, patient throughput, and resource utilization across all maternal-child departments.
• Coordinate patient care activities with interdisciplinary teams.
• Address operational issues and clinical concerns as they arise.
• Monitor productivity and adjust staffing according to patient volume and acuity.
• Ensure adequate supplies, equipment, and clinical resources are available.

Workforce Development

• Recruit, mentor, and retain qualified nursing staff.
• Conduct employee evaluations and performance coaching.
• Support leadership development and succession planning.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and professional growth.
• Partner with education and human resources to ensure orientation and competency validation.

Quality Improvement

• Lead departmental performance improvement initiatives.
• Analyze clinical and operational data to identify trends.
• Monitor key maternal and neonatal quality indicators.
• Develop action plans to improve patient outcomes and operational performance.
• Participate in regional and national quality improvement collaboratives when appropriate.

Financial & Strategic Management

• Prepare and manage departmental operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor expenses and identify opportunities for cost-effective resource utilization.
• Participate in long-range planning for program growth and service expansion.
• Evaluate departmental performance using financial, operational, and quality metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.

Licensure & Certification

• Current Registered Nurse license required.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification preferred.

Experience

• Progressive nursing leadership experience in maternal-child health.
• Experience with quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead interdisciplinary teams and manage complex clinical operations.

Core Leadership Competencies

• Strategic leadership
• Clinical decision-making
• Regulatory knowledge
• Financial management
• Workforce planning
• Quality improvement
• Effective communication
• Collaboration
• Change management
• Conflict resolution
• Crisis leadership
• Patient-centered care
• Professional accountability