Chief Nursing Officer

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Danville, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental services support individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, located in Danville, VA. SVMHI is seeking a dedicated Chief Nursing Officer to provide executive leadership for our nursing department, ensuring safe, high-quality, and trauma-informed patient care. Duties include developing nursing standards and policies, managing budgets and staffing, ensuring regulatory compliance (CMS, The Joint Commission), and aligning nursing practices with agency strategic goals for civil and forensic patients ages 18-64. This position manages nursing personnel including overseeing hiring, performance management, competency development, and ensures adequate staffing levels. This position fosters a positive work environment, mentoring nursing supervisors and promoting professionalism in the department. This position acts as a member of the facility Executive Leadership Team, participating in high level decision making and driving nursing excellence.

Requirements

Unrestricted RN license, or license eligible, to practice registered nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Experience in a nursing leadership or supervisory role.
Master's degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
Working knowledge of psychiatric nursing care.
Comprehensive knowledge of and clinical experience in the principles, practices, and standards of psychiatric nursing for adult mental health population, ages 18-64, both civil and forensic.
Executive leadership skills with demonstrated ability to engage in effective strategic planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating services.
Demonstrated ability to manage a nursing department in providing comprehensive treatment to adult psychiatric patients in a hospital setting.
Considerable knowledge of and experience with administrative practices and procedures, including program planning, implementation, and management; budget development; and management / supervision of nursing staff.
Experience with implementing nursing standards in accordance with regulatory guidelines and in performance improvement processes.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to effectively use an electronic health record and technology.
Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control processes and requirements.
Extensive knowledge of performance improvement principles.
Ability to deal effectively with professional & non-professional personnel within & outside the facility by identifying commonalties, building consensus, and focusing on resolving problems.
Extensive knowledge of nursing management.
Ability to interpret governing directives and effectively integrate nursing services.
Demonstrated ability to establish working systems and processes and to develop and involve others.
Demonstrated ability to manage change, deal with ambiguity, and make timely decisions based on sound analysis of complex issues.
Extensive knowledge of the current complexities of the health care industry, expertise in budgeting, trend variance analysis, strategic planning, marketing, and an understanding of information technology, as well as political and economic skills.

Nice To Haves

Concentration in psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing.
Clinical, administrative, and management experience in a psychiatric hospital setting.
Advanced degree in psychiatric mental health nursing or nursing administration.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership for the nursing department, ensuring safe, high-quality, and trauma-informed patient care.
Develop nursing standards and policies.
Manage budgets and staffing for the nursing department.
Ensure regulatory compliance with CMS and The Joint Commission.
Align nursing practices with agency strategic goals for civil and forensic patients ages 18-64.
Manage nursing personnel, including overseeing hiring, performance management, and competency development.
Ensure adequate staffing levels within the nursing department.
Foster a positive work environment, mentoring nursing supervisors and promoting professionalism.
Act as a member of the facility Executive Leadership Team, participating in high-level decision-making.
Drive nursing excellence within the facility.