Director of Family Birthing Center Unit

American College of Healthcare Executives; Moses Lake (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, Washington, seeks a Director of Family Birthing Center to provide strategic and operational leadership for a 50-bed labor, delivery and nursery unit. The role emphasizes patient safety, quality, staffing, workflows, and staff engagement with a hands-on leadership style.

The Director will build relationships with the team, oversee daily operations, and drive improvements in patient experience and clinical outcomes while fostering a culture of accountability and

Qualifications

• BSN is required.
• MSN is strongly preferred.
• Five years of prior clinical experience in relevant unit.
• At least three years of supervisory experience at director level or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Family Birthing Center.
• Oversee staffing, workflows, resources and patient care practices for a 50-bed unit.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with staff through rounding, listening and proactive problem solving.
• Advance patient experience, safety, and quality metrics across the department.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Education

BSN

MSN

Job description

The Position

The Director of Family Birthing Center will provide strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive women’s and family-centered care environment, overseeing approximately 55 FTEs across registered nurses, OB scrub technicians, health unit coordinators, lactation consultants, and other clinical support team members. This leader will be responsible for ensuring high-quality patient care while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement.

The Director of Family Birthing Center will oversee 50-bed unit, consisting of labor and delivery/postpartum rooms, triage spaces, and nursery services, with access to Level III and Level IV NICU capabilities. The Director will oversee day-to-day operations while ensuring staffing, workflows, resources, and patient care practices effectively support the needs of patients and families.

Seeking a visible, hands-on leader to build strong relationships with an established team and continue strengthening the department’s culture. The Director will regularly round with staff, listen to their perspectives, address concerns proactively, and create an environment where employees feel heard, supported, and empowered while maintaining clear expectations and accountability.

The Director will help staff successfully navigate these changes, reinforce new processes, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency while maintaining a strong focus on patient safety and quality.

This leader will partner with leaders and staff to develop new and experienced team members, support professional growth, and create an environment that attracts and retains high-quality clinicians.

The Director will play a central role in advancing patient experience and clinical outcomes, with attention to quality metrics, transfer rates, complication rates, birth outcomes, and other performance indicators. Opportunities include continuing to enhance the environment for patients and families through a focus on quietness, cleanliness, compassionate service, and family-centered care.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned Labor & Delivery leader with resilience, emotional intelligence, and communication skills to lead through complexity and change. A demonstrated history of leadership stability and sustained impact will be particularly valuable in this role.

Requirements

• BSN is required; MSN is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of five years of prior experience/expertise in clinical areas relevant to unit patient population is required.
• A minimum of three years of supervisory experience at the director level or above is required.

Compensation Details

The base salary range for this position is $136,000 to $180,000 annually. In addition, a leader may be eligible for other benefits, including but not limited to health insurance coverage, retirement benefits, and bonuses. The total compensation for the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The base salary range listed above is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

The Organization

Samaritan Healthcare is a multifaceted healthcare organization located in Moses Lake, Washington.

Organized as Grant County Public Hospital District No.1 in 1947, Samaritan is committed to improving the health and well-being of the people of the Columbia Basin

In 2002 the organization went through a major expansion and modernization project which added 60,000 square feet of new space and modernized another 60,000 square feet.

These improvements have resulted in a virtually new facility featuring single-bed rooms, a completely new Intensive Care Unit, a new Mother and Baby Center, a new cafeteria, a lobby, and expanded patient and family waiting areas.

Samaritan Healthcare has been rated by CMS a 4-star accredited hospital and is a founding member of the Grand Columbia Health Alliance.

The Community

One of the fastest growing areas in Washington, Moses Lake and the surrounding area including the City of Warden offers a variety of affordable housing from new suburban-style developments to family farms.

Known as the Desert Oasis, Moses Lake and the surrounding area of Grant County is located in the heart of the Columbia Basin in Central Washington. With a Service Area Population of 54,000 people, livable is best way to describe the community.

Fishing, waterskiing, canoeing, and kayaking are some of the activities available without leaving the city limits. Moses Lake also has a large community Aquatic Center. Other recreational activities in the area include biking, ice-skating, hunting, and snow skiing.

Moderate four-season climate weather pattern with average minimum December temperatures of 23 degrees and average summer maximum of 87 degrees and 300 plus days of sunshine makes for comfortable living.