NURSE DIRECTOR Labor & Delivery | Antenatal BWH

2200 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Director for Labor & Delivery and Antenatal Services at our main campus in Boston.

This 40-hour, day-shift role offers strategic and operational leadership over a high-acuity maternal-fetal program, with opportunities to influence care for complex obstetric patients. The role requires an advanced nursing degree and Massachusetts licensure, strong leadership in women's health, and a track record of collaborative, evidence-based practice

Qualifications

• Current nursing licensure in Massachusetts.
• Graduate nursing degree or higher required.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in Women’s Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Labor & Delivery and Antenatal Services.
• Foster inclusivity, collaboration, psychological safety and respect for patients and staff.
• Drive quality, safety, patient experience and accreditation readiness.

Skills

Leadership in Women’s Health

Nursing leadership

Strategic leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Staff development

Education

Massachusetts RN licensure

MSN/ DNP/ PhD or BSN with Master’s

Job description

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Nurse Director Labor & Delivery Antenatal Services Department Join Brigham and Women's Hospital and help define the future of women's health, maternal-fetal care, and nursing leadership. Full time 40 hours | Main Campus Boston. Exceptional leadership opportunity for an experienced and accomplished Nurse Director of Labor & Delivery and Antenatal Services committed to advancing maternal and fetal care. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence care for some of the most complex maternal and neonatal patients at a nationally recognized academic medical center.

Why Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Ranked #1 hospital in the nation for Obstetrics and Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report
• As part of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health, this role supports a high volume, high acuity service that delivers more babies than any other hospital in the region and provides specialized care for high risk, complex, and multiple pregnancies.
• The institution is nationally recognized for pioneering in utero procedures, lifesaving prenatal interventions, and advanced fetal monitoring techniques that shape modern obstetric practice.
• Home to the largest NICU in Massachusetts.
• Founding member of Mass General Brigham, a world-class academic health system.
• Collaborative environment that values innovation, research, professional development, and nursing excellence.

The Opportunity

• Lead one of the region's most advanced inpatient obstetric programs.
• Oversee: 23-bed Labor & Delivery Unit, 12-bed Antenatal Unit, 4 Obstetric Operating Rooms, 8 Obstetric Triage Rooms.
• Provide strategic, operational, financial, and clinical leadership.
• Partner closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary leaders to advance care and ensure a caring, healing and collaborative environment.
• Shape the future of maternal-fetal nursing care within a nationally recognized medical center.

What You'll Do

Provide Strategic and Operational Leadership

• Lead the overall clinical, operational, financial, and strategic direction of Labor & Delivery and Antenatal Service.
• Foster an environment of inclusivity, collaboration, psychological safety, trust and respect for patients, families, and interdisciplinary clinicians and colleagues.
• Drive quality improvement, safety, patient-experience, and exceptional clinical outcomes as well as compliance, and accreditation readiness.
• Contribute to developing, refining, implementing Department of Nursing vision, practice model and aligning with MGB goals
• Collaborate in creation annual operating budgets, including proposals for new initiatives, and ongoing monitoring.

Lead and Develop High-Performing Teams

• Lead workforce engagement, recruitment, retention, team building, and succession planning.
• Mentor and develop nursing leaders and frontline staff.
• Design and adapt staffing to be responsive to dynamic care environment.
• Responsible for the supervision of an assistant nurse director, registered nurses, surgical technicians and others as directed.
• Reports to the Associate Chief Nurse, Nursing and Clinical Services of the designated areas.
• Work schedule is primarily days with 24/7 accountability.

Advance Clinical Excellence

• Partner closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary leaders to advance care and ensure a caring, healing and collaborative environment.
• Creates an environment that supports and celebrates the professional growth of nursing practice at all levels of experience.
• Advance evidence-based practice, innovation, and nursing scholarship.

Qualifications

• Current registration/licensure in nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• MSN, DNP, PhD, or BSN with a Master's degree in a related field, required.
• Current certification required or to be attained within two years from date of hire. Certification must be maintained while employed in this position.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in Women's Health.
• Demonstrated evidence of exemplary nursing practice in Labor and Delivery.
• Three years labor and delivery nursing experience preferred.
• Recent experience as a nurse leader responsible for collaboration in a highly matrixed leadership structure helpful.
• Experience with labor relations preferred.

Who We're Looking For

Accomplished nursing leader with expertise in Labor & Delivery and Women's Health. Strong operational, strategic, and people leadership skills. Experience leading complex inpatient services and multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to drive change, engagement, and clinical excellence. Commitment to innovation, accountability, and nursing professional practice.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• Remote Type - Onsite
• Work Location - 75 Francis Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours - 40
• Employee Type - Regular
• Work Shift - Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range - $147,097.60 - $213,959.20/Annual
• Grade - 9

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