RN/Associate Director of Nursing - Tallahassee Memorial Behavioral Health Center

Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

The location of this position will be the Tallahassee Memorial Behavioral Health Center. 

Overview:

The RN/Associate Director of Nursing maintains systems to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) standards and State of Florida licensure standards. Demonstrates an understanding of diversity. Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (ICARE values). Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients. Promotes a consistent, consolidated direction for nursing care provision throughout nursing service in accordance with nursing service’s philosophy and the hospital’s and BHC services’ missions. Manages departmental budgetary responsibilities. Responsible for all BHC nursing and technician staff functions. Collects, analyzes, and reports quality data. Performs other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

1. Establishes and maintains systems to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) standards and State of Florida licensure standards.
2. Demonstrates an understanding of diversity.
3. Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients. Consistently demonstrates Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (I CARE values) in all performance and in all interactions with staff, customers, physicians, patients, and visitors.
4. Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
5. Promotes a consistent, consolidated direction for nursing care provision throughout nursing service in accordance with nursing service’s philosophy and the hospital’s and BHC services’ missions.
6. Manages departmental budgetary responsibilities.
7. Responsible for all BHC nursing and technician staff functions.
8. Collects, analyzes, and reports quality data.
9. Performs other duties as required.

Salary commensurate with experience. 

Education/Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in nursing from a program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

• Four (4) years of progressively responsible nursing administration experience.

Licensure or Certification:

• Licensure as an RN in accordance with Florida Statute (F.S.). Title XXII (Regulation on Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing). Part I (Nurse Practice Act). [Includes multistate compact licensure]

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from CCNE- or ACEN- accredited program preferred.

• Must obtain and maintain current CPR, First Aid, and CPI certifications.