Compassionate Care is our Passion. At Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, our family of nurses, doctors, staff and healthcare specialists are dedicated to providing expert, compassionate care for all the families of San Luis Obispo and the surrounding areas. Our Women�s and Children�s Services offers comprehensive maternity and neonatal, delivering approximately 100 births per month.

Located in San Luis Obispo, CA, roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the Central Coast of Southern California with famously sunny skies, and a near perfect Mediterranean Climate. Mountains, ocean, shopping and vineyards are all within easy reach, and only a 10 minute drive to the beach!

We are in search of a Women�s and Children�s Services Leader who has strong Labor & Delivery experience and background with a complexity of patient cases.

In this role, you will bring your expertise in:

Designated Baby-Friendly Birth Facility by Baby-Friendly USA�

• Full-service maternity program that includes a team of professionals who are nationally certified in their specialty including onsite board certified obstetric hospitalists 24/7
• 14 Private birthing rooms and private recovery rooms
• AWHONN Staffing Guidelines
• Collaboration with community midwives
• Accommodation of VBAC
• High-Risk Pregnancy Care with support by perinatologists
• 22 Bed Level III NICU - the only one in San Luis Obispo County and very rarely do babies need to be transferred out of the area for care.
• OB ED and NICU III Transport
• Tertiary facility for the county

Some of the benefits that will be available to you include:

• 401(k) savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Medical/vision/dental/life insurance
• Programs for paid leave, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and online education

* Sign on bonus eligibility: Must be a new employee to Tenet Health, with minimum three years RN experience.

To maintain our role as a leader in regional health care, we continuously invest in technology, resources, and training that allow our medical professionals to improve the lives of their patients each day. Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is also committed to supporting and investing in its employees who wish to develop their careers.

Description:
The Director of Women and Children�s Services is accountable for the management and operation of the department. The Director functions with initiative and appropriate independent judgment. The Director is responsible for the development of and maintenance of interdisciplinary relationships between all levels of departmental personnel. The Director�s performance and behavior shall be both reflective and supportive of the Mission Statement and Core Values of the hospital. The Director�s responsibilities include development, maintenance and coordination of departmental operations. The Director assures safe patient care and staff development. Other duties include but not limited to: developing policies and procedures, assuring quality control including managing the departmental operations and capital equipment budgets, the management and continuous maintenance of staffing and the development of personnel in the department. The Director is responsible for managing Continuous Quality Improvement activities, risk prevention of infection, and staff adherence to evidence-based nursing practice.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.