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Position: Adoption Program Director

Talent Area: Registered Nurse

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: Women's Services Administratio

Shift: 8a - 5p with Weekend Flex

Job ID: 412320

We’re hunting for an Adoption Program Director, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will lead a groundbreaking initiative to provide compassionate support, advocacy and resources for birthparents considering adoption. This role will oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the program, ensuring it aligns with the hospital's mission and values.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

Advocate for and support birthparents
Provide compassionate, comprehensive support to expectant parents considering adoption, including education, counseling, and emotional support.
Serve as a dedicated advocate for birthparents, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs met.
Develop and implement strategies to raise awareness of adoption as a caring and compassionate option within the hospital community and the broader public.
Develop and deliver training programs for OB/GYN physicians, pediatricians, advanced practice providers, nurses and others on adoption practices and Hospital’s approach to birthparent support.
Facilitate connections between birthparents and safe, ethical adoption resources and agencies, ensuring they can access comprehensive support.
Conducts ongoing research to explore the demographic characteristics and personal experiences of adoptive parents, birth parents, and adopted individuals to support the creation and growth of the adoption program.

Skills & Requirements

Required bachelor's degree Nursing (BSN) and master's degree in nursing, Business, or a healthcare field
Preferred master's degree in nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or Public Health
A bachelor's degree in a non-Nursing field is acceptable only when the incumbent has a master's degree in nursing. Incumbents must have a bachelor's and master's Degree, and one of these must be in Nursing.
Required RN - Lic-Registered Nurses Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse Licensure Compact
Required 5 years' experience in Adoption Program Coordination, Birthparent Advocacy, and/or Obstetrics Clinical Care

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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