Director Of Nursing 1 Office/On-Site #260702-2751MP-001

About the role

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a Director of Nursing 1 for an eleven-unit division serving 209 patients. This role provides both strategic oversight and hands-on clinical leadership, supporting nursing supervisors and their teams to deliver exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a rewarding career
• Support the mission of promoting overall health and wellness through integrated services
• Ensure the highest standards of quality and safety in nursing practices
• Develop and implement plans for care
• Evaluate staff performance and develop policies based on current nursing research
• Maintain contacts with individuals impacting program activities
• Oversee programming for facility personnel to improve knowledge and practices of infection control
• Protect human and civil rights of patients and staff
• Coordinate and provide twenty-four hour nursing coverage
• Participate in the recruitment and hiring of staff
• May provide direct patient care and speak on behalf of nursing/clinical services
• May oversee other disciplines such as pharmacy, respiratory therapy, or social work
• May participate in strategic planning

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of nursing principles and practices in appropriate specialty
• Knowledge of management principles and practices
• Ability to develop strategic plans
• Behavioral health nursing
• Nursing administration
• Interviewing and counseling techniques
• Principles and practices of infection control
• Current developments in field of nursing
• Trend variance analysis
• Governmental accounting and budgeting
• Marketing
• Considerable interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Two (2) years of experience in an administrative or supervisory capacity in a health care organization and/or facility or hospital nursing
• Experience supervising nursing operations in a hospital setting
• Experience with nursing scheduling management
• Experience working in a psychiatric hospital setting
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Qualifications

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a valid RN license in Connecticut
• Must meet minimum qualifications by the job closing date

Skills

• Strategic planning
• Leadership
• Quality assurance
• Infection control
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Policy development
• Interviewing
• Counseling
• Management

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance

Pay

$131,219 - $178,920/year (New State employees start at minimum)

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm