CHANGEPOINT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: DIRECTOR OF NURSING - HOSPITAL
STATUS: EXEMPT
SPECIAL POPULATIONS:
SMI Children/Adolescent Substance Abuse DD
LINES OF AUTHORITY: This position is supervised by the Medical Director. Supervises directly, all RN Charge Nurses and indirectly supervises Paraprofessional Psychiatric Aides.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Nursing is responsible for management of ChangePoint at ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital's nursing department and for direction and supervision of all nursing functions and activities. The Director of Nursing is also responsible for quality of customer care and monitors that sufficient and competent personnel carry out the functions of nursing services. Administrative responsibilities include planning and managing nursing services, evaluation of staff and resource allocations.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Adhere to personnel policies and comply with agency requirements for ethical and professional behavior.
2. Assessment:
Collects and analyzes data to determine staffing patterns and overall nursing staffing plans. Participates in hiring of personnel to maintain a nursing unit that is adequately staffed.
Reviews work schedules, assignments and customer classifications.
Recommends changes in personnel and assignments accordingly.
Attends morning rounds.
Investigates complaints and takes appropriate action.
Together with the infection control nurse, the DON assesses the nursing care environment and equipment to sustain high standards of
cleanliness, safety and infection control.
Conducts nursing assessments as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
Develops nursing care plans as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
Evaluates nursing care and trains staff in these procedures.
Performs skilled nursing care and therapies as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise, evaluate and train nursing staff.
3. Planning:
Serves as a manager participant in ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policy development.
Organizes, plans and directs nursing functions and activities together with administration.
Establishes the philosophy goals, objectives, standards, policies and procedures for the nursing department.
Coordinates nursing salary with ChangePoint Administration
Coordinates with Human Resources to develop job descriptions as needed.
Develops and maintains an effective customer classification system.
Develops a fair and objective system for evaluation of work performance.
Promotes growth and development of personnel through in-service
workshops.
Serves on committees including, but not limited to, Medical Staff
Meetings, Infection/Safety, and nursing staff meetings.
4. Implementation:
Meets regularly with Clinical Director to discuss department objectives, staffing needs, and ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policies.
Maintains compliance with standards, policy and procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
Interprets policies and procedures to personnel and monitors for proper
implementation.
Interviews and makes recommendation to the Hospital Administrator in
regards to employee status.
Keeps informed and up to date in all aspects of nursing care.
5. Evaluation:
Evaluates and analyzes incident reports and takes appropriate action.
Continually monitors and evaluates the care given, results from review of charts, care plans and other sources.
Oversees continual corrective and follow up action where
deficient.
Monitors and evaluates performance of registry personnel.
Evaluates the effectiveness of problem-solving techniques.
Constantly evaluates attitudes, morale, interpersonal relationships and promotes ways to improve in these areas.
Evaluates and oversees that nursing process is carried out in a
continuous manner with all patients.
Determines staffing patterns; assists in the determination of the qualifications, competence, and responsibilities of nursing services staff;
and participates in the recruitment and hiring of these staff.
Oversees the contribution of nursing services in quality management and quality improvement activities.
6. Promotes teamwork with medical officers, other departments, and the community.
7. Acts as a role model for staff and contributes to orientation, continuing
staff development and training.
8. Must participate in quality management and quality improvement activities.
9. Promotes quality and safety to help maintain a safe and pleasant work
environment, follows safety regulations, and actively contributes towards a
safe workplace.
10. This position requires positive and active support of the company, the customer and the co-worker.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Hospital Administrator or his/her
designee.
PRIMARY CONTACTS:
Ongoing interaction with all nursing and medical personnel.
Constant interaction with ChangePoint Integrated Health personnel and customers.
Frequent interaction with referral sources and family members.
Occasional contact with outside provider service agencies.
POSITION REQUISITES:
Qualifications And Experience
Required:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Nursing school or an Associate's Degree from an accredited school and either be enrolled in continuing education or be willing to sign an agreement to attend quarterly continuing education through ChangePoint.
Current Arizona RN license.
Four (4) years of recent clinical experience including one (1) year of
administration.
Five (5) years experience in Psychiatric nursing or related nursing field.
Experience with SMI and Substance Abuse populations.
Current Arizona Driver's License.
CPR Certification.
Comply with a Drug Free workplace.
Job Restriction Clearance.
Fingerprint Clearance.
For Those Working With SMI:
1. Knowledge of symptoms related to qualifying diagnosis.
2. Ability to identify and communicate signs of regression and deterioration.
3. Knowledge of interventions to foster self care and ADL skill development.
For Those Working With Substance Abuse:
1. Able to identify signs and symptoms of Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency.
2. Knowledge of range of treatment for dependence including relapse, prevention, strategies and self help groups.
3. Able to provide a diagnostic impression per DSM IV criteria for Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency.
4. Knowledge of history of substance dependence and of the biopsyschosocial influences and effects of dependencies.
For Those Working with DD:
1. Knowledge of symptoms related to qualifying diagnosis.
2. Ability to identify and communicate signs of regression and deterioration.
3. Knowledge of Article 9 (customer rights) of State requirements.
4. Knowledge of Customer Intervention Techniques relative to self care and ADL skills development.
Preferred:
Master's degree in Nursing
Skills/Abilities
Required:
Able to work within a multi disciplinary structure.
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Extensive knowledge of the special needs of the SMI population.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Fluent in English both verbally and in writing.
Literate.
Able to work in crisis oriented work environment and to effectively employ
analytical and problem solving skills.
Ability to prioritize, handle multiple priorities on the unit.
Ability to work forty (40) hours per week.
Ability to interpret and comply with policies and regulations, and other
applicable state and federal requirements.
Ability to effectively supervise personnel.
Ability to work cordially with personnel, customers, community agency personnel and the public.
Ability to complete required reports and/or paper work.
Ability to type accurately with minimal errors.
Ability to operate computer.
Preferred:
Previous unit management/coordination experience.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Physical Requirements
Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time, less frequently, walking, lifting and reaching.
Able to hear ordinary conversation and phone communications.
Visual capacity necessary to fulfill documentation and responsibilities of job.
Ability to occasionally assist in behavior management techniques, to physically restrain, seclude, and apply mechanical restraints to aggressive customers.
Manual dexterity to keep documentation records.
Negative TB skin test.
Equipment Operation
Able to operate general office equipment.
Able to operate Company vehicles.
Ability to use medical/nursing equipment necessary to health assessment and therapeutic intervention typical of a behavioral health setting.
Environmental Conditions
Air conditioned and/or heated unit setting.
Occasional incidents of physical aggression from customer towards personnel, peers and property.
Accommodations(s)
Will accommodate as appropriate and reasonable.
CONFIDENTIALITY LEVEL:
Under federal confidentiality laws, personnel of ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital may not disclose information about customers or personnel to anyone outside the Company without the person's prior written consent and may not disclose this information to others within the company except on a need to know basis. This includes any identifying information concerning current, past or prospective customers or personnel.
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Job Title |
Director of Nursing ? Interim - Hospital |
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Job Code |
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Status |
Exempt |
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Lines of Authority |
This position is supervised by the Hospital Administrator and receives clinical oversight from the Medical Director and Psychiatric Nursing Director. Supervises directs all nursing personnel. Provides clinical guidance to all personnel |
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Special Populations |
SMI, Children/Adolescent, Substance Abuse, DD |
Position Summary
The Director of Nursing is responsible for management of ChangePoint at ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital's nursing department and for direction and supervision of all nursing functions and activities. The Director of Nursing is also responsible for quality of customer care and monitors that sufficient and competent personnel carry out the functions of nursing services. Administrative responsibilities include planning and managing nursing services, evaluation of staff and resource allocations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Adhere to personnel policies and comply with agency requirements for ethical and professional behavior.
Assessment:
? Collects and analyzes data to determine staffing patterns and overall nursing staffing plans. Participates in hiring of personnel to maintain a nursing unit that is adequately staffed.
? Reviews work schedules, assignments and customer classifications.
? Recommends changes in personnel and assignments accordingly.
? Attends morning rounds.
? Reviews and responds to incidents and complaints and takes appropriate action.
? Together with the Infection Control Preventionist, the DON assesses the nursing care environment and equipment to sustain high standards of cleanliness, safety and infection control.
? Conducts nursing assessments as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
? Develops nursing care plans as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
? Evaluates nursing care and trains staff in these procedures.
? Performs skilled nursing care and therapies as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise, evaluate and train nursing staff.
Planning:
? Serves as a manager participant in ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policy development.
? Organizes, plans and directs nursing functions and activities together with hospital administration
? Establishes the philosophy goals, objectives, standards, policies and procedures for the nursing personnel
? Develops and maintains an effective patient classification system
? Develops a fair and objective system for evaluation of work performance.
? Promotes growth and development of personnel through skills training and
education and in-service workshops.
? Serves on committees including, but not limited to Hospital Administration, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality/UR, Infection Control and nursing staff meetings.
Implementation:
? Meets regularly with Psychiatric Clinical Director to discuss department objectives, staffing needs, and ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policies.
? Maintains compliance with standards, policy and procedures and
? regulatory agency requirements.
? Interprets policies and procedures to personnel ad monitors for proper implementation.
? Establish, document and implement an acuity plan that establishes nursing personnel necessary to meet patient acuity for the hospital and CSU
? Interviews and makes recommendation to the Hospital Administrator in
? regards to employee status.
? Keeps informed and up to date in all aspects of nursing care.
Evaluation:
? Evaluates, analyzes and provides written response to incident reports and takes appropriate action.
? Continually monitors and evaluates the care given, results from review of charts, care plans and other sources.
? Oversees continual corrective and follow up action where deficient.
? Monitors and evaluates performance of registry personnel.
? Evaluates the effectiveness of problem-solving techniques.
? Constantly evaluates attitudes, morale, interpersonal relationships and promotes ways to improve in these areas.
? Evaluates and oversees that nursing process is carried out in a continuous manner with all patients.
? Determines staffing patterns; assists in the determination of the qualifications, competence and responsibilities of nursing services staff; and and participates in the recruitment and hiring of these staff.
? Oversees the contribution of nursing services in Quality Management, Utilization Management & Quality Improvement activities.
? Promotes teamwork with medical officers, other departments, and the community.
? Acts as a role model for staff and contributes to continuing staff development and training.
? Must participate in quality management and quality improvement activities.
? Promotes quality and safety to help maintain a safe and pleasant work environment,
follows safety regulations, and actively contributes towards a safe workplace.
? This position requires positive and active support of the company, the customer and
the co-worker.
? Perform other duties as assigned by the Hospital Administrator.
Primary Contacts
? Ongoing interaction with all nursing and medical personnel.
? Constant interaction with ChangePoint Integrated Health personnel and customers.
? Frequent interaction with referral sources and family members.
? Occasional contact with outside provider service agencies.
Position Requisites
Qualifications and Experience
Required:
? Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Nursing school or an Associate's Degree from an accredited school with applicable experience and is enrolled in continuing education programs quarterly through ChangePoint.
? Current Arizona RN license.
? Four (4) years of recent clinical experience
? Five (5) years' experience in Psychiatric nursing or related nursing field.
? Experience with SMI and Substance Abuse populations.
? Current Arizona Driver's License.
? CPR Certification.
? Comply with a Drug Free workplace.
? Job Restriction Clearance.
? Fingerprint Clearance
For Those Working With SMI:
1. Knowledge of symptoms related to qualifying diagnosis.
2. Ability to identify and communicate signs of regression and deterioration.
3. Knowledge of interventions to foster self care and ADL skill development.
For Those Working with Substance Abuse:
1. Able to identify signs and symptoms of Substance Abuse and Chemical
Dependency.
2. Knowledge of range of treatment for dependence including relapse, prevention,
strategies and self-help groups.
3. Able to provide a diagnostic impression for Substance Abuse and Chemical
Dependency.
4. Knowledge of history of substance dependence and of the biopsychosocial
influences and effects of dependencies.
For Those Working with DD:
1. Knowledge of symptoms related to qualifying diagnosis.
2. Ability to identify and communicate signs of regression and deterioration.
3. Knowledge of Article 9 (customer rights) of State requirements.
4. Knowledge of Customer Intervention Techniques relative to self care and ADL
skills development.
Preferred:
? Master's degree in Nursing
Skills/Abilities
Required:
? Able to work within a multi disciplinary structure.
? Strong verbal and written communications skills.
? Extensive knowledge of the special needs of the SMI population.
? Strong organizational and time management skills.
? Fluent in English both verbally and in writing.
? Literate.
? Able to work in crisis-oriented work environment and to effectively employ
analytical and problem-solving skills.
? Ability to prioritize, handle multiple priorities on the unit.
? Ability to work forty (40) hours per week.
? Ability to interpret and comply with policies and regulations, and other
applicable state and federal requirements.
? Ability to effectively supervise personnel.
? Ability to work cordially with personnel, customers, community agency personnel and the public.
? Ability to complete required reports and/or paper work.
? Ability to type accurately with minimal errors.
? Ability to operate computer.
Preferred:
? Previous unit management/coordination experience.
Working Conditions
Physical Requirements
Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time, less frequently, walking, lifting and reaching.
Able to hear ordinary conversation and phone communications.
Visual capacity necessary to fulfill documentation and responsibilities of job.
Ability to occasionally assist in behavior management techniques, to physically restrain, seclude, and apply mechanical restraints to aggressive customers.
Manual dexterity to keep documentation records.
Negative TB skin test.
Equipment Operation
Able to operate general office equipment.
Able to operate Company vehicles.
Ability to use medical/nursing equipment necessary to health assessment and therapeutic intervention typical of a behavioral health setting.
Environmental Conditions
Air conditioned and/or heated unit setting.
Occasional incidents of physical aggression from customer towards personnel, peers and property.
Accommodations(s)
Will accommodate as appropriate and reasonable.
Confidentiality Level
Under federal confidentiality laws, personnel of ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital may not disclose information about customers or personnel to anyone outside the Company without the person's prior written consent and may not disclose this information to others within the company except on a need to know basis. This includes any identifying information concerning current, past or prospective customers or personnel.
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Director of Nursing - Hospital Date
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Hospital Administrator Date