Director of Nursing - Baptist Behavioral Health

Baptist Health Care•Brent, FL

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About The Position

The Director- Nursing is accountable for the oversight of and leadership for patient care services in the Behavioral Medicine Center. The director assures personnel management, resource allocation, fiscal management, and evidence-based nursing practice that supports the provision of safe, effective patient care and high reliability performance throughout areas of responsibility. This position provides operational leadership to the Behavioral Medicine Center departments and works collaboratively with Baptist Health Care (BHC) leadership and nursing to ensure consistency in processes, favorable outcomes across the center's metrics and judicious stewardship of all organizational resources. The director is accountable for maintaining a work environment that consistently reflects organizational values and that is conducive to professional growth and accountability, including active involvement in BHC nursing community of practice endeavors. The director ensures that the center's departments function in accordance with all regulatory standards. Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida. Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.