Director of Nursing
Company: Highland Hospital
Location: Charleston
Posted on: January 26, 2023
|
|
Job Description:
Director of Nursing - Highland Hospital - Charleston, West
VirginiaJob Summary:$7,500 Sign on Bonus!At Highland Hospital, our
mission is to improve the lives we touch. For 60 years, Highland
Hospital has served the Charleston, WV community by providing
quality mental health care through an educated staff and a safe
environment. We currently provide specialized treatment programs
for children, adolescents, and adults.We are seeking a Director of
Nursing to help us with our mission to serve others. Our facility
can provide an opportunity for you to improve lives and continue
your professional development.The Director of Nursing is
responsible and accountable for providing professional nursing care
to patients. Directs, plans, coordinates, monitors and supervises
the effective and efficient use of the operations of nursing and
the safe delivery of behavioral health/nursing services with a
positive, empathetic, and professional attitude. Ensures the
development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs,
and services consistent with the facility's strategic goals and
objectives.Job Duties:* Sets the vision for nursing practice in the
delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable and patient centered
care. Manages the daily operations of nursing services.* Develops,
maintains and implements nursing services, policies and procedures
that conform to current standards of nursing practice and
accrediting agencies, facility philosophy and operational policies
while maintaining compliance with state, federal and local
governmental agencies laws and regulations.* Develops and
interprets operational indicators to detect census and acuity
changes and increases or decreases in volume that could impact
staffing levels, revenues or expenses. Acts to correct undesirable
trends. Allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient
acuity/care needed.* Leads a team of highly qualified and engaged
department members thru hiring, orienting, performance assessment
and management, motivating, training, scheduling, and coaching to
meet department and facility goals. Ensures adequate staffing.*
Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of
patients and recommends treatment options. Consults with
psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing
appropriate treatment plans for patients. Provides overall
supervision of patient assessments and care plans. Coordinates
nursing services with all other departments.* Participates in daily
or weekly management team meetings to discuss patient's status,
identify indicators for reassessment of patient's condition,
reaction/responsiveness and involvement of other disciplines.
Discusses census changes, patient or staff complaints or concerns.*
Establishes, implements and monitors the infection control program
and safety. Prepares or reviews infection control surveillance
reports to identify trends and to develop effective actions to
control and prevent infections.* Collaborates with
interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and
administration to ensure that all patient's physical,
biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met.*
Develops and implements health care related training that assures
the best possible delivery of health-related supports and
services.* Assists the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the
preparation and administration of the organization's budget.
Manages budget and operates within approved budget while providing
excellent quality of care. Actively participate in strategic
planning and budget development.* Maintains adequate and
appropriate inventory of supplies and equipment for the provision
of patient services.* Oversees the maintenance of patient clinical
records, statistics, reports and records for purposes of evaluation
and reporting of organization activities.* Stays informed about
changes in the field of nursing and behavioral health care and uses
information to stay compliant and improve performance.* Assists CEO
in preparing staff for inspection survey. Participates in the
preparation and implementation of the Plan of Correction response
to an inspection survey.* Monitors unit/floor functioning by making
frequent rounds. Intervenes in crisis situations and investigates
incidents. Analyzes, reviews and completes follow up on incident
reports related to nursing/patient safety issues in conjunction
with Risk Management.* Assists with direct care as needed.Why
Highland Hospital?Highland Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit
plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and
qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a
resume. Highland Hospital is an EOE.Veterans and military spouses
are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving
Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers
across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of
the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who
have served.Job Type: Full-time
Keywords: Highland Hospital, Charleston , Director of Nursing, Executive , Charleston, West Virginia
Click
here to apply!
|