Director-Nursing - Recovery

Summit BHC

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing professional nursing care to clients. This role directs, plans, coordinates, monitors, and supervises nursing operations and the safe delivery of behavioral health and nursing services. The Director promotes a positive, empathetic, and professional approach and ensures the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs, and services aligned with the facility’s strategic goals and objectives. The position is onsite at Waypoint Recovery Center in Cameron, South Carolina. It oversees nursing services, staff, medication management, client assessments and care plans, infection control, safety, clinical records, and nursing budgets. The Director collaborates with facility and corporate leaders, the CEO, psychiatrists, pharmacy vendors, and interdisciplinary teams. The role may include coverage at other programs, training, case consultation, Administrator On Call coverage, and direct client care in emergencies.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Three or more years of nursing practice experience.
At least one year of psychiatric or behavioral health experience.
Two or more years of progressive managerial experience.
A valid, current RN license in the state or a compact state, where applicable.
CPR certification and de-escalation training; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Skills in assessment and considerable knowledge of nursing principles and practice, staffing, budgeting, employee management, regulatory requirements, and documentation of care; ability to meet regulatory requirements.
If not an MSN, enter into a nursing consultation agreement with a master’s-level nurse for supervision as required by state law.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing.
Certification in Psychiatric Nursing.
First aid, which may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Set the vision for nursing practice and manage the daily operations of nursing services.
Identify and prioritize important issues and collaborate with department and corporate leaders as needed.
Communicate instructions, expectations, and timelines clearly and concisely.
Develop, maintain, and implement nursing services, policies, and procedures that comply with nursing standards, accrediting agencies, facility policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
Monitor operational indicators, including census and acuity changes, and address trends affecting staffing, revenues, or expenses; allocate nursing resources according to client acuity and care needs.
Lead department staff through hiring, orientation, performance assessment and management, motivation, training, scheduling, and coaching; ensure adequate staffing.
Maintain productivity aligned with census, limit unnecessary overtime and excessive staff hours, and keep contingency staffing plans current.
Maintain accountability for job performance and engage staff in quality and safety practices.
Identify staff education needs and ensure staff attend appropriate education programs; address non-compliance, client safety concerns, attendance, conduct, and policy adherence.
Oversee facility medication management, including inventory, standards, recordkeeping, pharmacy inspection corrective actions, medication report reconciliation, and medication room audits.
Make nursing diagnoses concerning clients’ medical and emotional status, recommend treatment options, consult with psychiatrists and behavioral health staff on treatment plans, supervise client assessments and care plans, and coordinate nursing services with other departments.
Participate in management meetings to discuss client status, reassessment indicators, census changes, and client or staff concerns.
Establish and oversee infection control and safety programs; review surveillance reports, identify trends, and develop infection prevention and control actions.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, departments, and administration to meet clients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs.
Develop and implement health care-related training to support effective delivery of health-related services.
Assist the CEO with budget preparation and administration; manage operations within the approved budget and participate in strategic planning and budget development.
Maintain appropriate inventories of supplies and equipment for client services.
Oversee client clinical records, statistics, reports, and other records used to evaluate and report organizational activities.
Stay informed about changes in nursing and behavioral health care and apply relevant information to maintain compliance and improve performance.
Assist the CEO in preparing staff for inspection surveys and participate in preparing and implementing Plans of Correction.
Monitor unit or floor operations through frequent rounds, intervene in crises, investigate incidents, and review and follow up on nursing or client safety incident reports with Risk Management.
Provide onsite coverage for other programs when needed; develop and execute programs according to market needs; and provide training, case consultation, or Administrator On Call coverage during or after program hours as needed.
Conduct assigned Leadership Rounds to identify environment-of-care, safety, and infection-control concerns and provide real-time education about new facility processes.
Assume a client care assignment in emergency situations as needed.