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Director of Nursing - Psych Acute

St. Joseph Medical Center
Kansas, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 8/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/27/2026
Overview

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 8 hour – 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: St. Joseph Medical Center; Kansas City, Missouri

Responsibilities

  • The Director of Behavioral Health is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions.
  • Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
  • Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
  • Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO/Administrator/CEO.
  • Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally.
  • Develops and administers comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the patient demographic needs and support the organization’s overall mission, philosophy, and goals. Integrates the Behavioral Health Services’ into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and objectives

Qualifications

  • Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse Licensure.
  • Master's degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing, (preferred)
  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric nursing providing care to the mentally ill, or be qualified by education and experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.
  • Must have minimum of two (2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs.
  • Must have BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
  • Must have working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
  • Must have knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment
  • Must have excellent verbal, written, and management skills.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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