Assistant Director of Nursing
Promises Behavioral Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Worcester • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $93,000 - $110,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide leadership for nursing department personnel
- Develop, maintain, and implement nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing practice, facility philosophy, and operational policies while maintaining compliance with state and federal licensing/accreditation agencies laws, regulations and guidelines
- Evaluate the work performance of direct report nursing personnel and provide oversight of next-level personnel, determine merit increases, and implement discipline according to operational policies
- Participate in clients' medical care, address and resolve all concerns regarding medical care or treatment by nursing staff
- Develop strategic initiatives, implement new or revised programs, policies and procedures and monitor outcome and results
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and actively participate with recruitment in the recruiting and hiring process
- Interpret policies and procedures and communicate understanding to nursing staff, and monitor staff practices and implementation
- Facilitate and/or participate in regularly scheduled team meetings, multi-disciplinary review meetings and facility leadership meetings
- Ensure quality assurance/improvement through audits and other data, submit/review incident reports for the medical department
- Oversee all Nursing/Medical department expenses, approve expenses and purchases and assist with budget development and maintenance
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with current clients, family members, referrals sources and vendors
- Comply with the company’s code of conduct
- Availability for alternate, evening and weekend shifts may be required to meet state and regulatory agency requirements and business necessity
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Nursing required
- Current RN or LVN/LPN licensure
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in nursing management
- Knowledge of current federal and state laws and regulations that apply to the practice of nursing
- Skill in organizational and time management and the ability to prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to make presentations before top management, public groups, and staff
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret journals, financial reports, and legal documents
- Ability to demonstrate Practice-Based Client Care and Procedural Skills
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
- Skill in intermediate MS Office and electronic medical records
- Medical Knowledge
- Skill in professional interaction and communication with clients
- Ability to understand and adhere to Professional Code of Conduct.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
nursing managementnursing policies and proceduresquality assurancebudget developmentdata analysisPractice-Based Client Careprocedural skillsmathematical concepts
Soft skills
leadershiporganizational skillstime managementproblem-solvingcommunicationpresentation skillsinterpersonal skills
Certifications
RN licensureLVN/LPN licensureBLS certificationCPR certification