Regional Director of Nursing (DON)

Description

We are currently seeking a dedicated Director of Nursing (DON) to join our esteemed team at White Deer Run Treatment Network. This full-time, salaried position is an integral part of our dynamic leadership team. The DON will be responsible for overseeing the 6 locations, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing services and the provision of behavioral health/nursing care. We value an individual who embodies a positive, empathetic, and professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Sets the vision for nursing practice in the delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable and patient centered care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of all nursing personnel.
• Provide clinical leadership, strategic and long-term goals for the nursing staff.
• Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrated sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
• Determine, assign, and assess performance objectives for nursing department.
• Organize, coordinate, develop and review policies, procedures and nursing protocols within the facility to meet all regulatory, compliance and quality care standards.
• Responsible for the quality of care, operational and financial efficiency of the nursing department.
• Lead and develop the nursing staff within the facility, providing performance goals, feedback and development opportunities.
• Set and carry out policies, goals and procedures for their function or department.
• Evaluate the quality of care, staff's work and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function or department.
• Develop and oversee function or departmental budget and reporting.
• Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Provide direct care as needed. Direct and conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• 5 or more years’ nursing experience.
• 1 or more years progressive managerial experience required. Nurse Managers, and supervisors are encouraged to apply!
• 3 or more years behavioral health experience preferred.
• Current RN license or ability to obtain one.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)