Assistant Nurse Director - Labor & Delivery

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

About the Unit

Join the Labor & Delivery team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where approximately 4,800 babies are delivered each year in a dynamic, high-acuity clinical environment. BIDMC’s Labor & Delivery department is a fast-paced, collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence, teamwork, and compassionate care.

The unit includes:

14 Labor, Delivery, Recovery (LDR) rooms
3 dedicated obstetric operating rooms
5-bed Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

The Role:

Working under the direction of the Nursing Director, you will provide clinical leadership and coordination of nursing services, partnering closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, seamless, and high-quality patient care.

This role serves as an important liaison across departments, supporting efficient clinical operations, patient flow, and exceptional care experiences for patients and families.

Why Join This Team?

Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
Opportunity to work in a high-acuity academic medical center setting
Strong culture of teamwork, professionalism, and mutual support
Commitment to quality, patient safety, and evidence-based practice
Meaningful opportunities for clinical growth and professional development

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee daily department operations, including patient flow, acuity, staffing, throughput, and clinical priorities within a fast-paced Labor & Delivery environment.

• Serve as a clinical resource and support for nursing staff, promoting safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

• Support implementation of nursing practice standards, competency development, and clinical practice updates.

• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure seamless coordination of care for laboring, postpartum, and high-risk obstetric patients.

• Under the direction of the Nursing Director, support hiring, onboarding, scheduling, staffing, payroll, performance evaluations, and employee relations processes for nursing and support staff.

• Participate in departmental quality, safety, and professional practice initiatives, including Faculty Hours and performance improvement efforts.

• Provide day-to-day leadership and operational support to staff, including coaching, performance management, and involvement in employment-related processes as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Master's degree in Nursing preferred.
• License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 3-5 years related work experience required and 0-1 years supervisory/management experience required
• Demonstrated Leadership
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Competencies

• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across interdisciplinary teams.

• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and relationship-building abilities, including coaching, conflict resolution, and staff support.

• Broad clinical and operational knowledge with a commitment to patient safety, quality care, and service excellence.

Age-Based Competencies

• Must be competent in caring for young adult, middle adult, and older adult patient populations.
• Physical Requirements
• Light physical work, including frequent movement throughout the hospital campus and the ability to move objects up to 20 pounds.

Pay Range:

$150,000.00 USD - $220,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. 

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled