What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director Nursing (RN), Behavioral Health position at Copper Springs?
ADON – BH
Full Time Days, M-F with On Call Rotations
Copper Springs, operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Springstone, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Avondale, Arizona, to build a career that touches lives.
Why Join Us
- Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
- Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
- 6 paid holidays for full time employees
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
What you will do in this roll:
The ADON is responsible for assisting the Director of Nursing (DON) in implementing and directing all nursing services as well as:
- interfaces closely with the medical staff, administration, nursing staff, and other departments to achieve the hospitals goals and objectives.
- collaborates with the CNO in planning, organizing, and directing the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care consistent with the facility’s goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
- Duties include staffing, training and development, revision of nursing policies and procedures, standards of performance, and communication regarding nursing issues to medical staff, department director’s and administration. Participates in departmental and team meetings to discuss patient care and develop treatment plans.
What we are looking for:
- Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or relevant state licensure required. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, and psychiatric patients across the lifespan preferred.
- Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities. 2 years Leadership experience preferred.
- Current unencumbered RN license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
- CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact. CPI and CPR certifications must remain current.
- Must be at least 21 years of age. May be required to work flexible hours, overtime and share on-call duties
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
EEOC Statement
" Copper Springs Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Copper Springs Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.