Director of Nursing (Santa Rosa)

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

Organizes and administers areas of Nursing Services to attain the facility’s objectives established by the governing authority.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organizes programs, policies and procedures that are developed to assess, evaluate and meet the needs of patients of inpatient psychiatric services, psychiatric outpatient clinics and transitional psychiatric programs.

• Plans, supervises and coordinates care given by Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Licensed Psychiatric Technician, and other mental health workers.

• Plans and assigns staffing ratios based on patient needs, acuity, staff competency and regulatory requirements.

• Implements standards of nursing practice in the behavioral healthcare setting, annually reviewing and revising as necessary to reflect changes in nursing practice.

• Addresses and supports...