Director of Nursing

Nexus Family Healing•Plymouth, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Director of Nursing to join our fantastic team! For more than 50 years, Nexus has empowered thousands of children, families, and adults to find hope and healing. What started in 1972 as a single program in Minnetonka, Minnesota has grown into a nationally recognized network across five states. As a progressive leader in youth and family mental health, we’re driven by a clear mission: to close gaps in care and create brighter futures for those we serve. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in at least one state where Nexus operates
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive nursing experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in leadership, clinical oversight, or system-level roles
Minimum of 2 years of experience in behavioral health, mental health, residential treatment, or human services
Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements impacting nursing care
Experience with accreditation bodies and regulatory inspections
Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.
Experience supporting nursing services across multiple locations or agencies preferred

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and clinical oversight for nursing services across all Nexus Family Healing agencies with nursing staff.
Establish consistent, effective nursing practices aligned with evidence-based standards, ethical guidelines, and organizational expectations.
Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to executive leadership and agency leaders on nursing practice, trends, regulatory requirements, and emerging clinical issues.
Provide consultation and clinical guidance to agency leadership and nursing teams to support sound decision making, risk mitigation, and client safety.
Promote high quality, evidence-based nursing care aligned with Nexus Family Healing’s mission, values, and commitment to positive client outcomes.
Foster a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement across nursing services organization-wide.
Serve as the subject matter expert for the Electronic Medical Record System (EMR), providing guidance, support, and training to agencies and nursing staff.
Develop, implement, and maintain system wide nursing policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines that support safe, effective, and consistent nursing practice.
Ensure nursing policies reflect evidence-based standards and professional practice guidelines while allowing for agency specific regulatory requirements.
Identify and advance opportunities to standardize nursing practices, documentation, tools, and workflows to reduce variation and improve efficiency.
Collaborate with agency leadership and nursing teams to assess current practices and support appropriate standardization.
Ensure nursing policies, procedures, and documentation remain current, accurate, and compliant with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as accreditation standards.
Support agencies with education, implementation, and ongoing adherence to standardized nursing practices.
Monitor and interpret regulatory and accreditation requirements impacting nursing services across all jurisdictions of operation.
Assess regulatory changes and provide guidance to agency leadership to support timely and compliant implementation.
Serve as a resource to agencies on nursing scope of practice, licensure, documentation, and regulatory expectations.
Partner with Quality & Outcomes and Operations to identify, assess, and address nursing related risk and compliance issues.
Participate in incident reviews, investigations, and root cause analyses as needed and support corrective and preventive actions.
Assist agencies in preparation for audits, inspections, accreditation reviews, and regulatory monitoring visits, including corrective action planning and follow up.
Act as a key consultant to agency leadership, nursing leadership, and clinical teams on nursing standards, practice expectations, and system wide initiatives.
Foster collaborative relationships across agencies to promote alignment, transparency, and shared accountability.
Partner with Human Resources to maintain consistent nursing role expectations, job descriptions, competencies, and scopes of practice.
Support consistency in nursing onboarding, orientation, and training standards across agencies.
Provide input into nursing workforce planning, recruitment, retention, role design, and long-term organizational needs.
Support initiatives that strengthen nurse engagement, retention, and professional development.
Define and monitor organization level nursing quality indicators to evaluate safety, effectiveness, and consistency of nursing services.
Collaborate with Quality and Clinical teams to align nursing metrics with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
Analyze nursing related data, trends, and outcomes to identify strengths, opportunities, and emerging risks.
Share insights and recommendations with executive and agency leadership to support informed decision making.
Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of continuous quality improvement initiatives related to nursing practice and care delivery.
Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and data informed practice within nursing services.
Define and maintain core nursing competencies, training requirements, and education standards applicable across agencies.
Ensure competencies and training expectations align with regulatory, accreditation, and evidence-based practice standards.
Support ongoing education and professional development by identifying training needs, best practices, and skill building opportunities.
Collaborate with agency leadership, Clinical, and Human Resources teams to facilitate access to education and professional growth.
Promote professional standards, ethical practice, continuous learning, and clinical excellence across nursing services.