Assistant Director of Nursing

DescriptionAssists the Director of Nursing in the design, implementation and evaluation of nursing systems that ensure consistent delivery of care and maintains and promotes patients rights.

Conducts nursing rounds on all units alongside Nurse Managers. Serves as back up Charge Nurse, on an as-needed basis.

Provides reports/recommendations as needed/required for the Director of Nursing concerning the operations of Nursing Services.

Assists the Director of Nursing Services and Nurse Managers in ensuring nursing staff awareness and compliance with Federal and State regulations relative to patient and employee rights issues.

Assists the Director of Nursing in the development, implementation and evaluation of facility policies, procedures and guidelines on an annual and on-going basis.

Conduit to RN supervisors to ensure that everything happens that needs to happen on each shift.

Assists with hiring/terminations/counseling discipline.

Ensures compliance for employee training and health.

Assists in Nursing administrative calls.

Other duties as assigned

QualificationsSkillsRequiredCommunication: Advanced

Customer Focus: Advanced

Financial Awareness: Advanced

Leadership: Advanced

Planning & Organizing: Advanced

Safety Minded: Advanced

Problem Solving: Advanced

Innovation: Advanced

Attention to Detail: Advanced

BehaviorsRequiredLeader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

MotivationsRequiredFlexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

EducationRequiredBachelors or better in Nursing/Healthcare

PreferredMasters or better in Psychology

Licenses & CertificationsRequiredReg Nurse

ExperienceRequired5 years: Nursing Experience

Preferred2 years: Behavioral Healthcare Facility

2 years: Management

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)