Interim Director of Nursing

About the role

Signet Health, one of the largest behavioral health management companies in the US, has several immediate Interim Director of Nursing (DON) needs on the East Coast. This is a contractor (1099) position with generous compensation; lodging and travel expenses are reimbursed. The Interim Director of Nursing is an active member of the Division of Nursing leadership/management team and is responsible for one or more defined areas of organized nursing services (clinical and administrative). This position reports to the Executive Director of Inpatient Psychiatry and contributes to the Division of Nursing's strategic plan and goals, ensuring their implementation and attainment within Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Creates a professional atmosphere and an environment of coaching and development that supports shared governance/shared decision-making and a high level of employee satisfaction as evidenced by outcomes data.
• Collaborates with physicians and staff to champion patient care and quality services.
• Assists with patient care by establishing and/or monitoring the techniques, policies, and procedures used by those who deliver care.
• Responsible for creating and supporting a patient-first culture that fosters a high level of patient satisfaction as demonstrated by outcomes data.
• Utilizing Performance Improvement framework, develops and implements strategies to ensure that clinical and administrative outcomes are achieved and sustained.
• Participates in workforce planning and employment decisions, selecting top talent to match organizational needs with appropriate experience.
• Manages performance through rewards, recognition, coaching, and corrective action.
• Provides mentorship and career counseling to aspiring clinicians and leaders for succession planning.
• Responsible and accountable for the annual budget, including assimilation of raw data, compilation of statistics, and control of fiscal and production activities.
• Establishes and allocates staff resources in accordance with regulatory guidelines, utilizing patient acuity and budgetary indicators as primary benchmarks.
• Understands, articulates, and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Accepts accountability for services through which direct nursing care is given, including day-to-day unit operations, staff competencies, and standards of care.
• Promotes a public image of program excellence through marketing, professional communication, presentations, publication, and committee membership.
• Supports, designs, and monitors the development and implementation of hospital-wide patient and employee safety initiatives.

Competencies

• Negotiates effectively, persuades, and articulates issues and ideas within the hospital.
• Resolves complex problems by developing innovative solutions based on extensive cross-functional knowledge of the organization.
• Manages complex workgroups and is regularly involved in developing and executing goals, strategies, and plans.
• Requires considerable judgment regarding the interpretation of policies, development of procedures, and selection of appropriate courses of action.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Five years of progressively more responsible job-related experience; at least five years in an upper-level managerial/administrative nursing position.
• Compact license or licensure in the respective state required.
• Certification in psychiatric nursing and/or in nursing administration by a nationally recognized nursing organization is desirable but not required.

EOE