Director of Nursing Inpatient

Southwest Behavioral and Health Services is seeking a Director of Nursing to who can help us fulfill our mission. Delivering compassionate care to enhance lives and improve communities. We are seeking someone who focus on leadership and communication skills critical thinking organized passionate and flexible. Does this describe you If so you may be the person we are looking for to join our dynamic Inpatient team!

Job Preview at a Glance :

A Director of Nursing plans organizes develops and administers the activities of crisis intervention and recovery services. These programs serve referred residents in a specific area that are requesting assistance with emotional or behavioral problems. Responsible for contributing to and creating a recovery based environment.

Location & Schedule :

Oversight of 2 Inpatient Locations. Monday through Friday with flexibility.

Starting pay : $115k

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the nursing services at the Community Recovery Unit and Recovery Transition Program.
• Provides administrative and clinical supervision to the nursing staff and assists with the supervision of BHT / BHPP / RSS staff as needed.
• Participates in recruitment hiring and training of nursing and BHT / BHPP / RSS staff. Monitors nursing protocols procedures training and reporting.
• Ensures appropriate nursing coverage through recruitment hiring and training of Registered Nurses
• Manages the nursing schedule (including internal on-call rotation) and works with registry agencies travel nurse agencies and any RNs on work agreement or part-time status; this may include working a shift if coverage is not available
• Monitors laboratory services medication use and medical supplies.
• Assures all nursing care standards and documentation are in compliance.
• Works as a member of a clinical multi-disciplinary team.
• Consults with psychiatrist and Nurse Practitioner(s) in managing and monitoring care of clients in the program.
• Consults with psychiatrist and Nurse Practitioner(s) in the administration of medications accepts medication orders from physicians and executes same.
• Oversees and maintains medication and medication records in accordance with Agency policies and State regulations.
• Works with psychiatrist and Nurse Practitioner(s) in the monitoring of medications.
• Assists Program Director in initiating licensing applications supervises licensing surveys and provides responses to licensing deficiency reports for the various programs.
• Interacts with clients and staff within the programs on a regular basis and provides direct services as needed.
• Maintains liaison with outside agencies by providing consultation where requested and having them participate in staff meeting when appropriate.
• Represents the CRUs and RTP in various community agency meetings.
• Collaborates with Program Director to develop policy and procedures for program administration.
• Attends / serves on agency committees when assigned.
• To ensure compliance & adequate services additional job duties may be required to meet the needs of the program and or department.

Requirements :

Benefits :

About SB&H

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is a large and growing non-profit community-based provider of behavioral health services with locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area rural Maricopa County Gila Pinal Mohave Coconino and Yavapai Counties. We are a well-established voice in the community with more than 115 sites over one thousand employees and 40 years experience.

At Southwest Behavioral & Health Services we believe in the power of Empowered Belonging a culture where every individuals unique perspectives backgrounds and experiences are welcomed and valued.

Were committed to creating a workplace where unique perspectives are valued personal journeys are respected and every individual is empowered to bring their whole self to a shared mission of delivering compassionate life-changing services to the communities we serve.

Through our Empowered Belonging program were committed to :

Where everyone belongs. Where everyone leads.

Join us in shaping a community where your difference makes a difference and your impact is real.

To learn about Southwest Behavioral & Health Services mission values and services please review our website at is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Academics,Capital Market,Fun,Human Resources Administration,Financial Consulting,Arabic

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1