Director of Nursing - Psych Acute Adult - Full Time - GGH
Company: Prime Healthcare
Location: Garden Grove
Posted on: May 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Responsibilities:
The Director of Behavioral Health is a Registered Nurse who assumes
24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all
Behavioral Health Program functions. Supervises, assesses, plans,
implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and
implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement
activities and compliance with current regulations. Supervises and
evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health
program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time
responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the
CNO/Administrator/CEO. Communicates with staff, physicians and
administration both written and verbally. Develops and administers
comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the
patient demographic needs and support the organizations overall
mission, philosophy, and goals. Integrates the Behavioral Health
Services into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility
needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in
accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and
objectives
Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING1. Must have a current and valid
Registered Nurse Licensure.2. Master's degree in psychiatric or
mental health nursing, (preferred)3. Must have a Bachelors degree,
with at least 2 years experience in psychiatric nursing providing
care to the mentally ill, or be qualified by education and
experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with
local and state regulatory requirements.4. Must have minimum of two
(2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care
programs.5. Must have BLS certificate upon hire and maintain
current.6. Behavioral Violence Prevention within 6 months of hire
and maintain current annually.7. Must have working knowledge of
mental health laws and practice standards.8. Must have knowledge of
the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment.9. Must have
excellent verbal, written, and management skills.We are an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate
against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender,
gender identity, sexual orientation or other protected
characteristics. If you need special accommodation for the
application process, please contact Human Resources. EEO is the
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