Your experience matters

Raleigh General Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Director of Nursing - Women's and Children's Health , you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our Team

Raleigh General Hospital's Women's & Children's Services deliver comprehensive, evidence-based care aligned with ACOG, AWHONN, and AAP standards. Our service lines include a 12-bed Labor & Delivery unit, Postpartum, Newborn Nursery, Pediatrics, and Level I NICU. Practices such as Kangaroo Care support healthy outcomes and strong mother-baby bonding. The department is supported by approximately 40 FTEs and a multidisciplinary provider team utilizing advanced health technology to ensure safe, coordinated care.

How you'll contribute

The Director of Nursing - Women's and Children's Health provides strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of the Women's and Children's Department. This role directs departmental activities, manages resources, and ensures the highest-quality patient-centered care for women, infants, and pediatric populations. The Director is responsible for aligning departmental goals with organizational objectives, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of excellence and professional growth.

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement departmental goals, plans, and standards that meet the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements of the organization.
• Operational Oversight: Direct and evaluate Women's & Children's Services, including labor & delivery, postpartum, nursery, NICU, and pediatric care. Ensure optimal patient outcomes, satisfaction, and quality performance.
• Staff & Development: Oversee hiring, orientation, evaluations, corrective actions, and continuing education. Cultivate a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and staff engagement.
• Financial Management: Prepare, monitor, and evaluate departmental budgets, ensuring compliance with allocated funding. Lead and support internal and external audits.
• Quality & Safety: Integrate evidence-based nursing practices into protocols and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, Joint Commission, and other accrediting bodies).
• Collaboration: Partner with physicians, advanced practice providers, and hospital leadership to enhance care coordination, patient experience, and service delivery.
• Other Duties: Maintain regular and reliable attendance and perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
• Recruits, mentors, and develops perioperative nursing staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and accountability.
• Oversees ongoing staff education, competency, and adherence to clinical and patient safety standards.

Schedule: This leadership position is full-time, Exempt, and benefited position.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current WV RN license (or eligible for licensure).
• 5-7 years of progressive leadership experience in Women's and Children's Health,
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build effective relationships with surgeons and anesthesia providers.
• Experience with budgeting, financial management, and resource allocation in surgical or acute care settings.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and implement performance-improvement initiatives.
• BLS ACLS, NRP certifications required (or obtained within a defined timeframe)

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about Raleigh General Hospital

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Raleigh General Hospital is a 300 bed facility caring for nearly 13,000 patients each year with over 50,000 being treated in our emergency room. We offer a wide range of surgical services as well as specialty programs including Cardiac CTA, Digital Mammography, and Trauma Services.

Raleigh General Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.