Director of Nursing

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Deerfield Beach, FL

16d

About The Position

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for coordinating and supervising the facility’s nursing staff. This position is responsible for ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The Director of Nursing provides direct client care, takes physician orders, prepares, and administers resident medications, and coordinates outside diagnostic or medical services as ordered by the physician. This position will serve as the Infection Control Designee.

Requirements

Position requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, active state Registered Nurse license, and 5+ years of experience Nursing/Clinical Experience. Experience in a residential psychiatric/mental health setting is strongly preferred.
Must maintain current CPI, CPR/1st Aid/ AED certification.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate
Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell.
Ability to move up to 25 pounds
Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
Demonstrates an understanding of rules/limits of patient confidentiality and maintains appropriate levels of client confidentiality/privacy.
Demonstrates an understanding of identifying abuse/neglect in client population.
Demonstrates behavior that promotes positive customer relations with clients, staff, and visitors.
Contributes to continuous quality improvement – can identify performance improvement processes and verbalize role in the process.
Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to universal precautions, infection control and proper handwashing.
Demonstrates proper procedures in responding to emergency and safety drills.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize and respond to aggressive behavior and employ crisis intervention techniques.
Demonstrates ability to perform CPR and first aid.
Demonstrates ability to observe, supervise, evaluate, and document client behaviors in groups and planned activities.
Demonstrates knowledge of mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize symptoms and distress of clients.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate relevant information pertinent to client care.
Demonstrates consideration of and respect for values and cultural beliefs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a residential psychiatric/mental health setting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and supervision to the nursing team, to include hiring, training, coaching and performance management.
Oversees and performs daily vital signs/glucose monitoring of clients.
Oversees medical issues daily and report issues to Nurse Practitioner as needed.
Oversees and performs medication distribution and documentation.
Orders medication and ensures proper delivery from pharmacy.
Works with insurance companies on patient medications, completes insurance forms, and calls as needed.
Oversees and performs blood draws, following up on lab values as needed.
Takes medication orders from MD/NP conducts daily medication order follow up.
Maintains medical supply inventory, places supply orders as needed.
Coordinates external client medical appointments with team members.
Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required timeframes.
Ensures effective communication between medical/nursing staff, medical vendors, and C.N.A team.
Provides medication management and oversite ensuring accurate accounting of medication charting/procedures/training for all nursing staff.
Works closely with registered dietitians on client weight restoration needs/issues.
Monitors all labs/EKGs/other tests and communicating results with medical providers.
Oversees all pharmacy paperwork/forms-includes controlled substances.
Oversees infection control program and quarantine program for staff/clients.
Maintains biohazard accounts and procedures, ensuring team members are trained on and adhere to infection control procedures.
Conducts occasional reviews with insurance companies.
Coordinates and oversees administration of annual vaccines.
Responsible for being on-call as scheduled.