Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Director Behavioral Health for a travel nursing job in Brooklyn, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Behavioral Health
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 37 hours per week
- Shift: 7 hours, flexible
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary:
Reports to Sr. Vice President, Patient Care Services/CNO. Responsible for identifying, implementing, monitoring and evaluating nursing standards of practice and operational quality improvement activities, including all Human Resource and Educational activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
-Participates with the Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services and other members of the nursing staff in establishing philosophy and goals of the Nursing Department.
-Monitors planning of staffing to ensure safe patient care.
-Ensures that all areas have appropriate staffing plans, and recruitment, hiring & retention practices to retain qualified staff for positions. Monitors staffing effectiveness regularly.
-Provides direct supervision of Assistant Directors of Nursing, Nurse Managers and Administrative Nursing Coordinators.
-Demonstrates working knowledge of legal, regulatory and union requirements for service. Monitors these to maintain full compliance.
-Provides effective, timely response and communication with superiors, peers, staff, other departments/disciplines, and Medical staff. Meets regularly with Chairperson of Service for joint planning.
-Plans data-driven Performance Improvement activities which fit into the organization-wide plan and makes quantifiable improvements in the services provided.
-Participates with Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services in establishing standards/guidelines/policies which ensure efficient, safe and effective patient care.
-Participates with Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services in planning the portion of nursing Department's budget, table of organization for the division and control of the divisional budget.
-Provides opportunities for professional growth and development of staff based on clinical and professional standards of clinical care and of professional practice.
-Monitors the counseling and discipline of nursing personnel.
-Provides consultation in the area of clinical expertise.
-Represents the Department of Nursing on selected committees through participation or representation.
-Provides administrative coverage for the Nursing Department as necessary.
-Participates in the system of continuing education to increase administrative and clinical knowledge and skills.
-Innovative and implements best practices in care.
-Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services.
-Compliance with regulatory requirements.
-HCAPS: Development with team and service -outcome and improvement; communication plan.
-Gives and accepts feedback among coworkers and management to enhance team relations.
-Provides clear communication to staff regarding the hospital and department's mission, vision and goals.
-Conducts regular departmental meetings and addresses the items.
-Role models and fosters effective professional relationships with other departments and members of the health care team.
-Develops effective working relationships with ancillary and support services that result in improved patient care and/or departmental functioning.
-Establishes and monitors customer service improvement goals, which focus on priority aspects of patient satisfaction.
RightSourcing IHS Job ID . Pay package is based on 7 hour shifts and 37 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.