Director of nursing Jobs in Baltimore, MD

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Base pay range

120,000.00 / hr - $145,000.00 / hr

Job Summary

The Director of Nursing is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, professional nursing care to clients in a fast-paced environment. This role involves directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, scheduling, and supervising nursing operations to optimize efficiency and maintain the safe delivery of behavioral health and nursing services. The DON fosters a positive, empathetic, and professional environment while ensuring the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs, and services that align with the facility’s strategic goals, objectives, and mission.

Essential Job Functions

• The Director of Nursing (DON) assumes authority, responsibility, and accountability for the delivery of nursing services, nursing policies, procedures, and practices.
• The DON determines and schedules nursing staff according to patient census and acuity and is responsible for scheduling licensed nurses for twenty-four hours coverage.
• The DON implements an effective and ongoing program to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality of nursing care delivered to Hygea Healthcare patients.
• The position is responsible for all day-to-day nursing activities.
• Articulates a vision that inspires others and can attract, develop and retain talent.
• The DON remains on call 24 / 7 for the needs of the Nursing Department.
• The DON represents nursing in management committees, seeking solutions to problems, works as a team player, problem solve, and monitoring effectiveness by creating KPIs and goals for self and team.
• Working with the Director of Residential Programs, oversees risk management for clinical and program staff.
• Facilitates monthly and quarterly tracking, data collection and reporting on CARF / The Joint Commission standards that impact the organization.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain the nursing department budget, ensuring operational expenses remain within a 1% variance of the approved budget. Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising patient care and allocate resources efficiently to meet organizational goals.

Education And Experience

This job description does NOT constitute an employment contract. Hygea Healthcare is an at-will employer.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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