Chief Nurse Executive

About the role

Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center, a 348 bed, Medicare Certified (CMS) and Joint Commission Accredited (TJC) Forensic Psychiatric Facility operated by the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health, provides inpatient psychiatric treatment to individuals adjudicated as Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect or Permanently Incompetent to Stand Trial.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, planning, analysis and coordination of the Nursing Department
• Serve as an integral Executive Team member
• Lead strategic nursing initiatives
• Manage department staffing, fiscal accountability, and monitoring of Nursing Department standards, policies and procedures

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

• Working with hospital and nursing leadership to secure accreditation from TJC and certification from CMS/DHSS
• Performance Improvement methodologies (preference given to those familiar with CQI Plus and Lean)
• Development and management of nursing schedules, acuity systems, and nursing budgets (including overtime and PRN/agency nurses)
• Effective strategies for the recruitment and retention of professional nurses and para-professional nursing technicians
• Evidence Based Practice in the treatment and rehabilitation of clinical populations with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) as well as Intellectual Disabilities

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Missouri
• 3 or more years of high level nursing management experience, preferably in a psychiatric setting

Preferred qualifications

• A Master's Degree or doctoral preparation in psychiatric and mental health nursing is preferred
• Candidates with a BSN who are in the process of or willing to promptly pursue a graduate degree in a psychiatric/mental health specialty may be considered
• Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant

Commitment to patient care values

The ideal candidate will possess personal and professional commitment to the treatment of individuals with an SPMI, including values consistent with Trauma Informed Care, Recovery Based Practice, Advocacy and Stigma-Reduction, Client Choice and Empowerment.

Benefits

• Defined pension plan
• Generous amounts of leave and holiday time
• Eligibility for health insurance coverage