Director of Nursing
Director of Nursing
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Job Description
The Director of Nursing supervises heads and coordinates nursing activities and nursing personnel in our locations. Evaluates nursing activities to ensure patient care staff relations and efficiency of service.
Responsibilities
- Providing administrative oversight of the facilitys nursing services and where appropriate directly supervising the facilitys nursing staff.
- Assisting in developing and maintaining written objectives policies and procedures related to nursing services developing an organization plan and developing a quality assurance program for nursing services and reviewing all nursing policies and procedures minimally on an annual basis
- Ensuring the coordination and integration of nursing services with other client care services to ensure continuity of care for each client.
- Assisting in the development of written job descriptions for the nursing staff and assigning duties of the nursing staff.
- Participating in staff orientation and staff education activities when applicable.
- Participating in team conferences with the multidisciplinary team and the client care committee (if the facility chooses to establish a client care committee).
- Under the supervision of the Medical Director assists in educating clients about health problems and medical care.
- Facilitates medication education for new clients and for all other clients starting new medications.
- Manages nursing staff including staffing training disciplinary action and communication between the nurses and other departments.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor of Science and Nursing strongly preferred.
- ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted.
- Holds a current RN license in good standing.
- Five years working as an RN with a minimum of two years of experience in leadership.
- Five years of experience working in mental health substance use or eating disorders field strongly preferred.
- Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire.
- Obtain CPR AED and First Aid certification.
- Must possess a current Drivers License in good standing.
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application.
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth/careers/
Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
