Director of Nursing (Columbus, OH)

Summary:

As the Director of Nursing Services, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. The primary purpose of your job is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the oversight of the Nursing Department in accordance with Federal, State, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility and as may be directed by the Administrator and Medical Director to ensure the highest degree of quality is maintained at all times.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care consistent with the facility’s goals and objectives.
• Responsible for staffing, training and development, revision of nursing policies and procedures, standards of performance, and communication regarding nursing issues to medical staff, department director’s and administration.
• Oversee day-to-day functions of the nursing department following current rules and regulations, comply
• Maintain sufficient staffing and ensure clinical staff have been sufficiently trained to care for patients.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Assist Administrator with Plans of Correction.
• Administer nursing services necessary to maintain the highest practicable level of well-being.
• Attend and participate in outside training programs and facility-provided service training.
• Follow all HIPAA regulations.

• Must possess a postgraduate degree in nursing or a related field; or the knowledge and skills associated with an advanced degree; or a  written plan to obtain these qualifications. A related field may include healthcare administration or business administration.
• Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
• Previous leadership experience in a psychiatric health care facility
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.

• Direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis,  psychiatric and geriatric patients 

Department: Health Science
This is a management position
This is a full-time position