Director of Nursing Behavioral Health

Prime HealthcareGarden Grove, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Founded in 1982, Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center is a 167-bed community hospital centrally located in beautiful Southern California dedicated to providing our community with high-quality, compassionate healthcare. Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center has received “Top 100 Hospital” in the nation accolades from Truven Health Analytics and is a recipient of the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades. Key services include general medical/surgical inpatient care and treatment, critical care, emergency services, orthopedics, maternity care, and wound care. The facility offers a full spectrum of acute care services for the residents of Garden Grove and the surrounding communities. Located near the corner of Harbor and Garden Grove Boulevards, Garden Grove Hospital is close to the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the many hotels situated in the area. For more information, visit gardengrovehospital.com.

Requirements

  • Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse Licensure.
  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ post-baccalaureate 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 BLS 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

  • Master's degree 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

Benefits

  • paid time off
  • a 401K retirement plan
  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • tuition reimbursement
  • many more voluntary benefit options
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