Director of Behavioral Health Chief Nursing Officer

Chief Nursing Officer – Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN)

SPECIALTY UNIT: Chief Nursing Officer

LOCATION: DFW, TX

SHIFT: Days

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Summary:

• The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) directs and coordinates functions and activities of nursing department and assigned clinical operation departments. 
• Develops nursing and clinical department’s goals, objectives, and standards of performance, policies and procedures. 
• Organizes nursing and clinical departments according to administrative and nursing service guidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards. 
• Responsible for establishing, directing, and implementing the Standards of Nursing Practice and the clinical operations and financial matters related to all nursing and clinical care areas and functions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
• Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller. Manages costs associated with personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.
• Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.
• Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education / in-service requirements / orientation and competencies.
• Leads monthly staff meetings and communicates information to/from management and leadership.
• Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.
• Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.
• Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records, monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Other duties as needed.

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employee discount program
• Excellent room for growth and advancement

Requirements:

• Active RN license within the State of practice.
• Master's degree in Nursing required – Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration preferred. 
• Current CRRN required or obtained within first 2 years of hire.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in healthcare administration.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in hospital management in an inpatient, acute care environment required.
• Verbal, interpersonal, and quantitative skills required.
• Strong organizational, analytical and communication abilities as well as excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities required.



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