Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Compass Intervention Center is seeking a dynamic and talented Assistant Director of Nursing. Our mission is to provide superior behavioral healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends; physicians choose for their patients; purchasers select for their clients; and employees are proud of. Compass Intervention Center believes and applies the following principles: service excellence, continuous improvement in measurable ways, employee development, ethical and fair treatment of all, teamwork, compassion, and innovation in service delivery. Visit our website at www.compassinterventioncenter.com.

The Assistant Director of Nursing serves as a key member of the facility and is on the senior management team. The Assistant Director of Nursing is week responsibility for treatment services provided for inpatient programs and creates a safe environment for clients, provides direct supervision of clients, empowers clients, and teaches new tools for coping to clients. The Assistant Director of Nursing promotes client care consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Compass Intervention Center and the ANA Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Care. This position assumes on call status (Administrator on Call) on a rotational basis.

Key Responsibilities include:

Assistant Director of Nursing prescribes; coordinates, and is accountable for nursing care activities on a shift basis and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practice on the unit.

Position Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

· Prefer 2-3 years clinical experience with a psychiatric mental health population, clinical supervisory role in an inpatient psychiatric setting and administrative/ management experience.

· Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nurse Examiners as a Registered Nurse. American Nursing Association Psychiatric Mental Health Certificate preferred.

• Prefer knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing principles, working concepts and theory, leadership skills, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management

This opportunity provides the following:

• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Bonus opportunity (if applicable)

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person