Director of Nursing - The Center for Health Care Services
San Antonio, TX 78213
About the Job
GENERAL SUMMARY
Oversees and improves the quality of the nursing department. Acts as a resource and advocate for nursing personnel and assists non-clinical employees when needed. Resolves nursing complaints. Monitors nursing performance, compliance and errors and develops a plan of correction. Screens and interviews nursing candidates and mental health specialists. Develops and maintains strong working relationships with leaders in all divisions. Assist with skills, training, and educational tools for clinical and non-clinical staff.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides system-wide nursing services planning, effective direction to and leadership of all nursing resources including but not limited to: effective financial management, development of nursing services strategy and goals, accurate and timely reporting of goals and performance to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
- Provides leadership in setting the standards of professional conduct for the nursing staff within the organization.
- Advises the Chief Medical Officer on nursing and administrative problems; confers regularly with and reports to the CMO.
- Supervises and evaluates the services provided by the nursing staff and implements changes as necessary; consults with and advises the organization's leadership teams (i.e., executive leadership, medical directors, vice presidents, medical providers) on administrative directives, regulatory policies and procedures.
- Responsible for oversight of all administrative aspects of nursing services resources for the Center; including death reviews.
- Supervises the work of assigned personnel, including assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance, and conducting performance evaluations.
- Screens and interviews nursing candidates. Identifies necessary skills required for various positions and ensures quality candidates.
- Monitors nursing performance, compliance and errors, develops a plan of correction, and provides additional training as needed.
- Monitors medication errors across the Center. Develops a plan of correction and provides additional training as needed.
- Assists with the development and conducting of centralized communication and structured training and in-services to CHCS nursing personnel on updates and improvements to nursing protocols and standards of nursing practice, as needed to meet identified needs of the agency.
- Participates in audits and peer reviews to ensure deviations from nursing practice standards are identified, and effective corrections implemented.
- Provides nursing input and provides appropriate reporting and recommendations.
- Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and seven (7) years of experience in nursing management roles.
Licenses or Certifications
- Current Licensure in Texas as an RN
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s Degree in Nursing and Health Management
SUPERVISION
- Work requires managing and monitoring work performance by directing multiple groups of employees across more than one business function, including making final decisions on hiring and disciplinary actions, evaluating program/work objectives and effectiveness, and realigning work and staffing assignments, as needed.
COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES
Leadership Principles
- Strong Multifaceted Intellect – Possesses a rich and robust mind, effectively addresses complex business issues and problems, can work on issues collaboratively and has an ability to deal with multiple variables simultaneously.
- Deeply Committed Change Agent – Possess a strong identification with change agency and demonstrates effective change within a business context, comfortable questioning existing business practices and organizational norms, exhibits an unease with what is current and routinely accepted.
- Organizational Leadership – Exhibits practiced and seasoned business and organizational leadership skills, demonstrates and lives the leadership values and behavioral principles, demonstrates interpersonal/emotional intelligence, possesses a proven track record of leading and managing groups, possesses “leadership” presence, thinks and leads with a “ONE CENTER” mindset, works collaboratively and cross functionally with peers and their subordinate groups.
- Deep Business Acumen – A strong understanding of mental health and substance treatment and care. Understands and appreciates the value and function of strong business practices, demonstrates a strong and unusual capability to quickly learn and master what is unfamiliar and new concerning behavioral health care, values change and innovation and the importance of our success.
- Values and Understands – The importance of external groups and stakeholders to the behavioral health business and our position to individuals not familiar with behavioral health.
- Well-Rounded Communicator – Possesses effective and well developed communication skills, demonstrates a seasoned and artful comfort with the spoken word and can effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and with people of different backgrounds and interests, practices effective/active listening, “hears” the questions being asked, both expressed and unexpressed.
- Emotionally Tough and Resilient – Possesses healthy and effective levels of emotional toughness, personal resilience and self-confidence as well as appropriate levels of personal flexibility and adaptability, works within a high demand environment without “personalizing” critical comments or criticism, knows where and how he/she can add value.
Knowledge of:
- Mental health laws and regulations
- Principles and practices of employee supervision
- Nursing processes, rules, and regulations
- Nurse Practice Act
- Medications and associated risks
- Applicable software applications
- Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment
Skill in:
- Organization and time management
- Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
- Performing basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and ratios
Ability to:
- Translate medical terms into a format easily understood by non-clinical staff and patients
- Identify and modify trainings
- Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Maintain accurate and complete records
- Meet schedules and deadlines of the work
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files
- Maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements to complete SAMA and CPR training including lifting up to 12 lbs. and supporting up to 55 lbs.; bending, stooping and getting on and off the floor without assistance.
- Must have adequate mobility that requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching (vertical and horizontal), using fingers, hands, feet, legs and torso in various care.
Compensation Package
Salary Range: $103,415.00 – $155,123.00 Per Year
Recruiting and retaining talented individuals is important to us. At the Center for Health Care Services, we are committed to providing our employees with a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, affordable health and wellness benefits, generous paid time off, flexible work schedules, professional development opportunities and generous retirement savings options.
We have wide range of career opportunities and hope you will join us in our mission!
Apply online today at: www.chcsbc.org
The Center for Health Care Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Source : The Center for Health Care Services