Deputy Director of Nursing – Maternal/Child Services

San Joaquin County provides competitive Senior Management benefit package that includes a 2% employer contribution to the County’s 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, Vacation Cash-Out of 64 hours annually, 15 days of vacation leave per year (20 days after 10 years, 23 days after 20 years), 12 days of sick leave annually with unlimited accumulation, 14 paid holidays per year, 80 hours of administrative leave annually and more.

The Position: 

San Joaquin General Hospital is seeking a Deputy Director of SJGH Nursing—Maternal/Child Services to
provide the overall management and leadership to a group of divisions of the inpatient Nursing units: Labor &
Delivery and Intensive Care Nursery. This Senior Management position will report to the Hospital Chief
Nursing Officer and will plan, organize, direct and evaluate the SJGH Nursing Standards of care, practice and
performance. The Deputy Director—SJGH Nursing will work in a collaborative fashion with hospital personnel
and medical staff to achieve the hospital’s goals of providing efficient, effective, culturally sensitive care to
patients, while focusing on the patients, physicians, employees and the community as customers.
In addition to having a commitment to excellence, well qualified candidates should exercise sound judgment
in making clinical and administrative decisions and resolving problems; have strong communication,
presentation, and interpersonal skills; and maintain effective

Typical Duties: 

• Plan, organizes and directs a major division of the Nursing Department
• Assures that division and unit philosophies, plans, and programs are congruent with the
  overall mission and objectives of the Department of Health Care Services.
• Directs the Nursing Department and all hospital activities on a regular basis in the absence
  of higher level administrative personnel.
• Ensures that a safe environment is provided for patients, visitors, and employees.
  Interviews and selects applicants for employment
• Assures appropriate orientation, teaching, supervision, evaluation and management of
  personnel.
• Directs the preparation, presentation, and control of budgets for areas of assignment
• Keeps records and writes reports and correspondence.
• Plans, recommends, and implements nurse education programs as appropriate
• Establishes and maintains teaching programs for patients and families.
• Ensures compliance with State of California regulations and the Joint Commission on
• Accreditation of Hospital requirements as they pertain to the Nursing Department and area
  of responsibility.
• Develops, implements, and interprets hospital and department policies and procedure in
  conjunction with administrative or medical staff in order to pro-mote optimum patient care
• Coordinates activities with other divisions of the Department of Health Care Services.
• Maintains and updates knowledge and skills by reading literature, attending workshops,
  lectures, conferences, and classes as may be required by the Administration or the
  Department of Health Care Services.
• Participates on committees
• Acts as liaison within area of responsibility between the Department of Health Care
• Services and outside agencies in order to assure optimum patient care.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
*Highly Qualified Candidates will possess a
combination of:

Education: A Master’s Degree in Nursing, Health
Care Administration or Business Administration
or other closely related field.

Experience: Six years of Labor and Delivery or
NICU registered nursing experience in an acute
care hospital of 100 or more beds, including 4
years equivalent to Nursing Department Manager
and at least two years clinical experience.

License and Certificates: Current registration as
a nurse in the State of California is required
All interested