Director of Nursing Services BHN

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 1.0 , Shift: day shift , Schedule: M-F with call

Position Summary

The Director of Nursing for Behavioral Health Network provides leadership for planning, management, implementation, integration and coordination of the clinical objectives: patient experience, clinical operational safety, and clinical operations in support of facility goals dedicated to excellence, effective leadership, and financial stability. The Director provides in-depth development, analysis, and implementation of nursing and patient care services using evidence-based practices to drive development decisions all within and/or meeting approved budget, schedule, and quality standards and support clinical leadership/operational needs as vacancies arise. The Director coordinates with clinical leaders, senior level sponsors, stakeholders, and effectively works in partnership with community and system partners to successfully develop, grow, implement and maintain the nursing/clinical care standards.

Hospital-based leaders may have a dual matrixed reporting structure.

This position participates in on-call rotation and may need to be available for after-hour consults.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing

• Advanced degree in Nursing (MSN, PhD, DNP, ARNP) preferred

• Current Registered Nurse license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS)

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) eligible required; CPHQ within 1 year of placement in job

• Certification as PMH-BC, LRM, LNC, etc. preferred

• Eight (8) years of experience and mastery of professional or technical role/function required, specific to psychiatry

• Three (3) years of clinical operations in hospital or clinical, and/or quality management and risk experience required including regulatory survey preparation and standards compliance

• Meets the qualifications to be Mental Health Professional in the State of Washington

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” in 2023
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $146,266.00 - $202,010.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.