Director of Nursing (DON)

Career Center•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of Franklin, Tennessee-based American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals in Memphis, Clarksville, Columbia, and Martin, Tennessee, as well as in Huntsville and Bridgeport, Alabama. These hospitals specialize in treating patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis or behavioral disturbances, including those caused by dementia. Services will include a full range of diagnostic evaluation and behavioral health treatments. For more information, visit UnityPsych.com . Apply today if you want a great job in a team-oriented culture where people care about each other. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits and advancement opportunities. Come grow with us! JOB SUMMARY: The Director of Nursing (RN) is responsible for providing leadership, management, and oversight of all nursing staff as they provide psychiatric care. The DON must lead by example and be capable of providing direct patient care in an exemplary manner. This position is responsible for providing clinical oversight for the day-to-day operations of the hospital and for teaching and supervising other mental healthcare workers.

Requirements

Excellent leadership and judgement skills
Punctuality, reliability
Successful completion of required training
Handle multiple priorities effectively
Independent discretion/decision making
Make decisions under pressure
Position may require flexible hours, unscheduled overtime or occasional week-end work
Travel may be required
Clinical nursing experience in an acute psychiatric hospital, required
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a Registered Nursing Degree
Current state Registered Nursing license
Current CPR Certification
Current CPI Certification

Nice To Haves

Management, leadership experience over nursing unit or hospital, preferred
BSN degree preferred
Psychiatric Nurse Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Oversee nursing staff to ensure physicians’ orders are followed and carried out, assessments are completed and treatment plans are initiated and updated
Ensure patient goals are achieved
Recruit, orient and develop RNs, LPNs, MHTs, CNAs to provide state-of-the-art psychiatric care
Provide meaningful insight and daily direction to the hospital operation as a reliable, engaged and enthusiastic member of the hospital leadership team
Serve as a patient and family advocate to ensure ethical, moral and quality care is provided to each patient
Represent the hospital and parent company in the community and state as a respected, recognized leader
Serve as the chief hospital leader in the absence of the administrator
Other duties as assigned
Accomplish department objectives by supervising staff; establish goals for performance; set deadlines in compliance with company's plans and vision
Develop personal growth opportunities; provide constructive feedback and coaching
Organize workflow; ensure employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
Monitor employee productivity; provide constructive feedback and coaching
Maintain staff by recruiting, orienting, and training employees