Job Title: Interim Nursing Director of Behavioral Health

• About 6 months, opportunity to go permanent.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN approved RN Program
• Master’s degree in Nursing required with specialization in behavioral health; behavioral health experience can be substituted for specialization within master's degree

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years healthcare experience, nursing preferred
• Minimum of 5 years management preferred

License or Registration Requirements:

• Current South Carolina Nursing License
• Current CPR certification

Essential Job Duties:

1. Demonstrates effective communication skills through collaboration with all healthcare team members and the community
2. Develops long-range objectives, plans, and programs for the Department of Psychiatric Nursing integrating those with overall hospital objectives and plans
3. Assists in achievement of organization’s financial goals by managing Aurora’s nursing budget (FTE’s, productivity, supplies, expenses) and reducing use of registry through active recruitment and retention efforts
4. Collaborates with medical staff to plan, implement, and evaluate new behavioral health programs
5. Coordinates the activities of all professional and support staff within the Aurora Pavilion Nursing Department, and with other Aurora departments, to assure quality patient care
6. Participates in the development of hospital-wide patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how the nursing care needs of patients or patient populations receiving nursing care are assessed, evaluated, and met
7. Participates in the development and implementation of the hospital’s plan for the provision of care and scope of services
8. Implements an effective and ongoing program to monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality and appropriateness of nursing care delivered to patients of the Aurora Pavilion including discharge planning
9. Participates in Aurora’s Patient Safety Committee, attend FLASH meetings and other pertinent safety rounding and meetings
10. Works with educators and management team to ensure staff competency requirements are met
11. Collaborates with Management Staff hospital-wide in planning, implementing, and documenting educational programs
12. Coordinates clinical and psychiatric nursing orientation for staff development and preceptors
13. Maintains current affiliation agreements with educational institutions and overseas clinical rotations for Aurora Pavilion
14. Develops and manages programs designed to facilitate the transition of students from classroom to clinical practice
15. Monitors and trends employee turnover to identify opportunities for action
16. Ensures that disciplinary action is consistent and in compliance with current policy, procedure, and practice for assigned areas
17. Follows Just Culture principles to ensure safety of patients and accountability is met
18. Demonstrates the ability for future planning to include utilizing strategic thinking, goal and objective development to tie to system mission
19. Creates a safety-conscious work environment where employees feel free to raise safety concerns without fear
20. Demonstrates Service Excellence standards, professionalism, and service recovery if possible
21. Facility Suicide Prevention training and ensure education is maintained
22. Performs other duties as assigned

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