Nursing Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Oklahoma.
• Strong leadership abilities and a proven track record of guiding teams to accomplish strategic goals.
• Knowledge of CCBHC guidelines, regulations, and nursing clinical guidelines.
• Knowledge of complex medical and mental health conditions and national standards of quality care.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient-centered care and quality improvement.
• Commitment to integrated healthcare and mental healthcare.
• Capacity to understand and embrace change and effectively support change management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and high-level conceptual skills.
• Strong planning and decision-making skills.
• Must comply with the requirements associated with the safety-sensitive job classification, including drug and alcohol testing, which may be random and includes marijuana screening.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Three to five years of leadership experience in behavioral health or psychiatric nursing is highly desirable.
• Comfort working across teams in a complex, growing CCBHC environment.
• Experience and understanding of primary care and behavioral health integration and nonprofit management.
• Experience managing or supporting cross-organizational partnerships and collaborations.
• Experience in training staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee nursing operations across assigned regional locations, aligning operations with those of other regions and organizational goals.
• Supervise and support Nurse Managers in meeting operational, clinical, and organizational objectives; provide direct oversight of Nurse Managers and indirect oversight of their CCBHC nursing staff.
• Ensure consistent nursing practices, workflows, policies, procedures, standards of care, clinical pathways, and performance measurement throughout the region.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement, and participate in strategic planning and organizational change management.
• Screen candidates, interview candidates, and approve hiring of nursing staff assigned to the team or its leaders.
• Monitor nursing performance and client care outcomes and promote evidence-based nursing practice and clinical excellence.
• Work with Nurse Managers and clinical leadership to identify quality improvement and care-integration opportunities, and ensure corrective action plans are implemented and monitored when quality concerns arise.
• Support initiatives to improve patient safety, access to care, and health outcomes.
• Maintain nurse staffing ratios with Nurse Managers in accordance with best practices, departmental needs, regulatory requirements, and budget parameters.
• Oversee and coordinate nursing student rotations with FCS preceptors and represent FCS with partner nursing schools, including medical assisting programs.
• Supervise and mentor nursing staff, with the frequency, type, and duration of supervision based on Nursing Services protocol.
• Provide input to team leadership on job competencies for performance evaluations of nursing staff who report directly to another supervisor.
• Monitor key performance indicators, quality metrics, and operational outcomes; analyze trends and develop action plans.
• Participate in organizational quality improvement initiatives and use data to guide operational performance, workforce planning, and patient-care improvements.
• Ensure nursing compliance with required CCBHC nursing screenings.
• Serve as a liaison between the Vice President of Nursing Services and regional nursing leadership teams.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, behavioral health leaders, operational leaders, and community partners.
• Communicate organizational priorities, initiatives, and expectations, and participate in leadership meetings, committees, and organizational workgroups.
• Ensure compliance with CCBHC requirements, federal and state regulations, Oklahoma Board of Nursing standards, accreditation standards, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, surveys, and regulatory reviews; ensure timely completion and implementation of corrective action plans; monitor compliance indicators and address risks.