Nursing Director, Women and Children's Health

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Job Description

The Nursing Director, Women and Children’s Service (WCS) is responsible for the direction, leadership, and support of operational, financial, programmatic, continuous improvement and personnel activities for inpatient Women and Children’s care provided at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. The director position is an essential leadership role within the WCS division. The director is responsible for all National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) quality metrics, adherence to regulatory requirements for 5 specific areas of care: pediatrics, labor and delivery, mother/baby, special care nursery, OBED, and the milk bank, use of Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) standards.

The director is the subject matter expert that drives quality, safety, accountability and engagement. Additionally, they are responsible for directing patient flow and care coordination through optimizing day-to-day operations, budgeting, financial management, and human resource management. Areas of direct oversight and responsibility include inpatient nursing, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, staffing coordinators, float pool, House Managers, and payroll specialists, and include establishing, meeting and continuously monitoring goals and objectives for areas of responsibility while maintaining alignment with system strategic goals and objectives.

This leader works closely with a variety of stakeholders, coordinating the activities of patient flow throughout a patient's stay and discharge to home or other outside facility. Provides coaching (e.g. teaching, leading and mentoring team members in continuous process improvement) and interacting with physicians, mid-level providers, team members, patients and family members, and other leaders at Henry Ford Health to identify and support improvement efforts toward performance excellence. They will serve as the programmatic and operational leader for inpatient care and work closely with other leaders.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or completion of other formal nursing education necessary to obtain/maintain an advanced practice nursing Michigan license (Mid-wife, CRNA, CNS or Nurse Practitioner) is required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Business, Health Management or other related field preferred or enrolled in a master’s program, completion within one year of hire.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in leadership role of patient care unit or related department.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills that provide coaching and facilitation expertise.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates innovative, creative leadership styles.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Expertise in both inpatient and outpatient or OBED.
• Professional certification.
• Well versed in engaging teams, building structures and processes, and have experience working in a shared governance or Magnet model.

Certifications/Licensures Required:

• Current licensure in the State of Michigan.