Director of Women and Infants Services

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Job Responsibilities:

The Director plans, organizes, and directs the operations of the women and infants (WIS) service lines and any related facilities to provide high-quality patient care services in a cost-effective manner consistent with the mission, goals and objectives of Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. The WIS Service line includes inpatient and outpatient services (labor and delivery, family centered care unit, special care nursery, outpatient maternal fetal medicine practice, Lactation Services and Childbirth Education) related to the delivery of obstetrical care as well as additional services and programs focused on Women's Health. The Director is also responsible for operations of gyn surgical practices, including GYN Oncology and Urogynecology Departments.

The Director is responsible for proper management of all operational activities of all services assigned so that high-quality, effective and economically sound functioning of the Service Line is assured, present and long-range plans and objectives are realized, and high professional standards of quality health care are maintained. Establishes constructive and cooperative rapport with other Administrative Staff Members, Department Heads, Physicians, Patients, and Staff.

The Director is responsible for the overall agenda setting and implementation of the vision for WIS; development of strategies around the service lines and sub-service line development and growth; creating change through program development and implementation; monitoring and amending, as necessary, the service and fiscal goals; maintaining capacity models; overall relationship building and contracting with vendors and physicians, and ensuring optimal performance. Additionally, the Director will actively participate in external and community engagement outreach activities to advance strategic initiatives.

To be effective operationally, the service line leadership and staff should focus attention on daily operations in a cost efficient manner. This includes maximizing the efficient use of resources; streamlining the movement of supplies and equipment; optimal patient and physician scheduling; the ability to implement corrective actions as necessary; commitment to a culture of patient safety and performance improvement; the ability to provide and analyze data electronically that supports decision making and planning; support of Hospital's unit-based patient safety program within Women and Infants services across the national capital region.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in business or health care administration is required.
• A minimum of seven (7) years in hospital/healthcare administration with a demonstrated understanding of issues and challenges facing complex health care organizations.
• Experience should include responsibility for service line development, performance improvement, organizational development, and change management.
• Experience with Women and Infants Services service line preferred.

Salary Range: $165,000 to $205,000 per year. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.