Director of Nursing

Job Description

The Director of Nursing is responsible for overseeing the nursing staff at the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and ensuring the delivery of high-quality nursing care across all levels of care. This hybrid role combines administrative duties with direct nursing responsibilities. The Director will audit documentation, identify areas for improvement, provide training, manage scheduling, and participate in hiring and termination decisions. This position is open to internal candidates only.

Essential Job Functions

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee and manage the nursing staff, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory standards.
• Audit nursing documentation to ensure accuracy, compliance, and quality of care.
• Identify areas for improvement in nursing processes and implement programs to address these needs.
• Provide training and development opportunities for nursing staff to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Manage scheduling to ensure adequate nursing coverage across all shifts and levels of care.
• Participate in hiring and termination decisions for nursing personnel.
• Collaborate with the medical director and other departments to ensure seamless nursing care integration.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve patient care and nursing operations.
• Work 20 hours per week in an administrative capacity and additional hours in a direct care role as needed.

Classification and Schedule

This position is classified as a full-time exempt position, with a regular schedule of 40 hours per week.

The Director of Nursing will fill one of the current vacancies at the unit during the day shift.

Additional details of the schedule expectations are outlined below:

• 20 hours per week dedicated to administrative responsibilities.
• Additional hours as needed for direct nursing care.
• Flexible schedule to meet the demands of the role and departmental needs.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit for extended periods during administrative tasks.
• Capacity to perform clinical nursing duties as required.

Work Environment

• Hybrid work environment with both administrative office settings and clinical care settings.
• Fast-paced and dynamic environment focused on behavioral health.

Compensation

Base Rate

• $95,000.00 per year
• Additional 1% per year for proven direct management experience, up to 5%

Shift Coverage

When necessary, the DON may be required to cover vacant shifts beyond the 40-hour work week. When this occurs, the DON will be compensated on an hourly basis calculated using the current Registered Nurse (RN) wage structure's emergency rate. The current RN hourly rate is $34.00 plus 1% for each year of licensed experience. The emergency rate is calculate at the time and a half of the base rate 15%. For example, a nurse earning $34.00 per hour would earn $58.65 as the emergency rate ($34 15% x 1.5).

Shift Differential

This position is eligible for shift differentials during graveyard and weekend shifts when covering vacant shifts. Hours worked during graveyard (5 pm - 5 am) and during all weekend shifts are eligible for a 15% differential.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Required

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Utah.
• Minimum of five (5) years of nursing experience.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Computer literacy and ability to learn and apply new systems.

Preferred

Preference for candidate's with a bachelor's of nursing degree or business management degree from an accredited university in addition to RN licensure.

Formal management training is also a plus.

Strong preference for previous management experience, specifically with nursing or healthcare.

Experience working in behavioral health settings is preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical skills for auditing and improving nursing processes.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Proficient in developing and delivering training programs.

Preference will be given for applicants who are fluent in Spanish, but this is not a requirement for employment in this opening.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Benefits

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request.
DBH benefits include:

Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.

• High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution

• Traditional Health Plan

Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.

Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750

• Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000

Retirement

• Utah Retirement System participating agency

• 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings

• Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)

Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

• Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts

• Employee:2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000

• Spouse: $10,000

• Child(ren): $5,000 on each eligible dependent child

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability

Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance

• Up to $2,860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution

Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate

• Voluntary Accident

• Voluntary Identity Protection

• Voluntary Critical Illness

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.

Salary : $95,000 - $99,750