Assistant Director of Nursing

-Develops organization-wide nursing care programs, policies, and procedures to meet patient's nursing care needs with direction by the CNO.
-Serves as back-up to the CNO.

-Serves as First shift supervisor
-Serves as a Department Head and in conjunction with the CNO, ensure integration of nursing services into overall organization operations.
-Monitor the day to day provision of psychiatric and chemical dependency nursing care, assisting on the unit only as necessary, and communicating problems/issues with CNO as they occur.
-Assists CNO with facilitation of nursing services department orientation.
-Identify competency of staff and provide follow-up action to remedy deficiencies.
-Supervises the selection, hiring, scheduling, and assignments of nursing staff.
-Ensures effective nursing staff job performance.
-Provides clinical supervision in psychiatric nursing care to nursing staff

-Provides useful input on administrative policies and procedures.

-Participates in mandatory orientation and training activities.
-Complies with facility safety, infection Prevention and security program.

-Participates in activities which enhance professional growth and development.
-Demonstrates conduct in keeping with CCBH's ethical standards.

Must possess current RN license in the state of practice, bachelors degree preferred. Must demonstrate sound leadership skill and utilize these skills in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks of the patient population for a given shift. Must have a record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others. Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures; displays knowledge of interventions common to acute psychotic as well as to non-violent crisis intervention practice; basic knowledge of abnormal psychology and application of this knowledge through the provision of nursing care; basic knowledge of medical terminology especially those terms associated with the treatment of psychiatric and addictive disease care; thorough familiarity of psycho-pharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications as a part of the treatment of psychiatric and addictive disease care; basic teaching and training skills; skill in facilitating or co-facilitation psycho-educational groups, eligible for CPR certification; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers; flexibility regarding schedule and work assignment; willingness to maintain all medical/treatment as highly confidential. Must have strong knowledge of medical terminology.