Director of Nursing

Company Overview

Life Management Center is situated in the scenic Northwest Florida region, renowned for its stunning beaches. As the area's leading provider of comprehensive behavioral and mental health services, we are dedicated to delivering professional, objective support for a wide range of personal challenges, including mental health issues, substance use, and life adjustments. Our center is accredited by CARF across multiple service areas and actively participates in national and state mental health organizations.

Job Overview

Serves as Director of Nursing, reporting to the Crisis Services Program Director, and is the second in command of the operation of all inpatient programs and positions. Provides direct supervision and coordination of Inpatient Nursing Services. Assisting in the planning and directing of Nursing and Mental Health Assistant (MHA) services and activities to ensure quality patient care. Assigned programs include Crisis Stabilization Unit, Children’s Unit, Central Receiving Facility, and Mobile Response Team.

Duties

• Manage all inpatient nursing services to assure a uniformly optimal level of nursing care and competency. Coordinates and monitors the nursing processes related to assessment, planning; intervention, and evaluation for each patient from admission through discharge. Monitors actual implementation to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of these nursing functions.
• Provides new employee orientation and on-the-job training for all new nursing personnel (staff and contract) in accordance with established orientation program plans. Conducts or arranges for training and continuing education for nursing and other clinical staff regarding treatment protocols, procedures, standards, etc. to ensure unit staff remains informed of Agency, unit and community standards.
• Ensures ongoing program compliance with applicable Joint Commission, CMS, AHCA, DCF, and Agency Standards. Facilitates ongoing maintenance of documentation to demonstrate compliance (e.g., via program procedures, staffing plans, training plans, meeting minutes, clinical records, etc.).
• Oversees the utilization and monitoring of seclusion/restraint interventions. Provides direct training of staff related to seclusion/restraint. Reviews all usage of seclusion or restraint and audits implementation of seclusion/restraint interventions and orders in accordance with Agency review processes. Oversees documentation processes for all seclusion/restraint utilization (e.g., forms, logs, etc.).
• Coordinates and conducts regular nursing staff meetings for all regular and PRN nurses on at least a quarterly basis. Arranges for additional nursing meetings as needed or at the direction of the Program or Medical Director. Documents meeting minutes in accordance with Agency policy. Follow-up and resolves problems or areas of improvement in conjunction with Program and/or Medical Directors.
• Reviews and analyzes all applicable adverse incident reports within 3 days of occurrence. Completes investigation and development of performance improvement or corrective action responses as appropriate or directed.
• Makes rounds on all inpatient units at least two times daily. Participates in shift report meetings when possible and in the Clinical Case Staffing meeting weekly to assess efficiency and effectiveness of clinical staff functioning. Works at least one weekend day and night per quarter (Saturday or Sunday) and one weeknight shift (Monday through Friday) to provide monitoring of departmental functioning, staff education and training, supervision, etc. with regard to nursing and MHA services and activities.
• Oversee the narcotic control system. Audits on a regular basis to verify compliance with unit procedures and medication storage/handling requirements.
• Oversees Agency’s Medical Equipment Management Plan/Program in accordance with Agency policy. Completes annual review and recommended update of approved inventory in conjunction with key staff/PIC.
• Services as a member of designated Agency committees (e.g., Performance Improvement Committee, Patient Safety Committee, Seclusion/Restraint Oversight Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, Inpatient Leadership Team, etc.) assigned by the Program Director. Ensures the completion of the performance improvement reviews (clinical checklist) of the quality and appropriateness of nursing care through ongoing record reviews of designated areas. Compiles results/reports, develops corrective action plans as necessary and submits reports to Performance Improvement unit for processing. Presents findings and recommendations at UR/PI/PS meetings. Reviews findings with appropriate staff and committees.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

· Official transcripts from approved college or university.

· Minimum of five (5) years of professional nursing experience; minimum of three years of administrative/supervision experience.

· Previous psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment experience required.

· Ability to obtain information about, and interpret information in terms of, mental illness and substance abuse.

· Knowledge of general treatment needs and interventions for psychiatric and substance abuse clients preferred.

Licensure or Certification:

· Licensure as a registered nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464.

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

Join our dedicated team as we advance mental health care through innovative leadership and compassionate service delivery!

To be considered for the position, you must submit your application on our website: https://lmccares.org/careers/

Pay: $97,344.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $97,344