Access Hospital Dayton is committed to the mental health, substance use recovery, and well-being of our patients through prevention, intervention, treatment, education, and promotion of substantial life skills.
Position: Director of Nursing (DON)
Position Type: Exempt
Direct Reports: Administrator
Responsibilities of the Director of Nursing include, but are not limited to:
- Organizes, administers & directs clinical & administrative activities for the Department of Nursing Services, Staff Education & Training;
- Develops and oversees the implementation of the nursing department goals, objectives, policies and procedures; assures compliance with the standards, rules, and regulations set by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS), and accrediting body agencies (i.e., The Joint Commission [TJC], Medicare [CMS]);
- The Director of Nursing also conducts clinical evaluations and reviews to assure appropriateness of patient care/services;
- Develops and oversees the implementation of nursing department competency programs, develops and directs Performance Improvement (PI) initiatives for nursing and aligns those activities with organization's PI program;
- Develops and assures consistent compliance with nursing staffing models/patterns;
- Develops policies & implements activities to resolve problems/concerns which affect treatment and/or service delivery to patients;
- Works with community agencies (e.g., Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health (ADAMH) boards, community mental health agencies) & other system disciplines to assure quality service delivery (e.g., Social Work, Community Support Network [CSN]);
- The Director of Nursing directly supervises Nursing Supervisors;
- Conducts staff meetings, planning sessions and other activities; evaluates staff performance; recommends activities to achieve goals of Performance Action Plans; counsels employees as needed;
- Attends and functions as active member of the Administrative Executive Staff Committee and Governing Body meetings & reports on activities within scope of supervision. Organizes and oversees Nursing Governance and Nursing Committees for operation of Nursing Department.
Minimum Qualifications:
- The Director of Nursing must have a current license as registered professional nurse in state of Ohio as issued by Board of Nursing
- BSN degree and Masters required,
- Current BCLS certification.
- Current First Aid certification.
- Current CPI certification.
- 4 years hands-on psychiatric nursing experience required
Major Worker Characteristics:
The Director of Nursing should have knowledge of professional nursing procedures; psychiatric or developmentally disabled nursing; management; supervision; departmental, state & federal regulations, policies & procedures as related to nursing; counseling; interviewing; public relations. Skills in operation of medical equipment. Ability to deal with many variables & determine specific action; write meaningful, concise & accurate reports.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
- JCAHO accredited facility
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Experience:
- hands-on psychiatric nursing: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- RN license with an MSN (Required)
Work Location: In person