Job Description:
Schedule:
- schedule and hours vary based on the needs of the program on any given day.
Must-Haves
- Must possess a postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field; or the knowledge and skills associated with an advanced degree; or a written plan to obtain these qualifications. A related field may include healthcare administration or business administration.
- Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
- Previous leadership experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility.
- Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning, and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.
Nice-To-Haves:
- direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred
Job Description:
- This is a 72-bed facility.
- The Director of Nursing is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care consistent with the facility's goals and objectives.
- Duties include staffing, training and development, revision of nursing policies and procedures, standards of performance, and communication regarding nursing issues to medical staff, department directors, and administration.