Director of Behavioral Health

Prime Healthcare • Bristol, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Lower Bucks Hospital , a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery. The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees.

Requirements

• Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse Licensure.
• Must have a minimum of have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric nursing providing care to the mentally ill , or be qualified by education and experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.
• Must have minimum of two (2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs.
• Must have BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Must have working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
• Must have knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment.
• Must have excellent verbal, written, and management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Director of psychiatric services has a master's degree (preferred) in psychiatric or mental health nursing

Responsibilities

• The Director of Behavioral Health is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24 hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions.
• Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
• Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
• Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO/Administrator/CEO.
• Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally.
• Develops and administers comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the patient demographic needs and support the organization's overall mission, philosophy, and goals.
• Integrates the Behavioral Health Services into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and objectives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees