Director of Nursing - Rock Prairie Behavioral Health

Company: Strategic Behavioral Health
Location: College Station
Posted on: June 20, 2020

Job Description:

Director of Nursing - Rock Prairie Behavioral Health


Director of NursingLevel ManagementJob Location Rock Prairie Behavioral Health - College Station, TXEducation Level Degree in NursingTravel Percentage Travel as neededJob Category Health CareDescription Join US and be part of a dynamic TEAM!

We Believe... in providing the highest quality behavioral health care through demonstrating compassion, empathy, and perserverance for our patients and their entrusting families. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, we seek an experienced Director of Nursing (DON) who is committed to providing excellence and who has a professional passion to complement our current team.

As the champion of professional nursing services, the DON supports our dynamic organization with accountability in the following areas:

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• Provides leadership and applies advance nursing practices in support of high quality care;
  
  
• Partners with CEO, medical staff, licensed nurses and other mental health professionals to evolve an effective interdisciplinary treatment team;
  
  
• Ensure compliance and readiness with licensing / Joint Commission accreditation standards;
  
  
• Chairs quality improvement and monitoring for the professional nursing function;
  
  
• Interviews, selects, on-boards and retains a highly prepared nursing staff;
  
  
• Effective liaison with schools of nursing and assigned medical staff residents;
  
  
• Identifies staff development opportunities, provides training / skills verification and/or makes provisions for qualified instructors;
  
  
• Reporting to the CEO, a key participant on the Medical Executive Committee and overall Leadership Team
  
  
  
  Qualifications Ideal candidate will have a master's degree in nursing, Texas RN license, and recent clinical experience within a psychiatric hospital or residential setting. Will consider a bachelor's prepared applicant with five plus years progressive responsibility in behavioral health along with a current or planned enrollment in a graduate degree program. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of hospital, state, federal laws and regulations, general budgeting, accounting, and management skills. A current, unencumbered, Texas nursing license is required.
  

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