Assistant Director, Nursing - Behavioral Health

Shift: Per Diem, Various Days and Shifts

Job Description

Oversees all areas of the hospital in absence of leadership. Maintains a
professional environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and
family centered care. 

Job Responsibility

1. Oversees and manages operations and patient care activities in all areas of
facility in the absence of leadership.
2. Provides leadership to supervisors and team members by communicating and
guiding toward achieving facility objectives.
3. Communicates, builds consensus, and guides departments toward achieving
hospital objectives.
4. Promotes and maintains high quality patient and family centered care in a
healing environment.
5. Maintains a professional work environment that fosters team member respect,
engagement, accountability and optimal patient outcomes.
6. Promotes appreciative inquiry and evidence-based, ethical and compassionate
practice.
7. Provides direction and guidance to patient care unit team members and
supervisors in clinical and operational concerns in the absence of leadership.
8. May provide input into performance reviews, hiring, promotions and corrective
actions.
9. Serves as a role model for standards of professional practice (clinical,
educational and leadership).
10. Monitors personnel, supply and equipment considerations in the absence of
leadership.
11. Assesses hospital activity, patient activity and personnel resources in order
to ensure equitable and appropriate staffing.
12. Ensures adherence to the established care delivery model, using knowledge of
scope and standards of practice.
13. Facilitates continual compliance with the JC, CMS, New York State, DOH,
Public Health Law, HIPPA regulations and System, hospital and department
standards.
14. Demonstrates broad understanding of the regulatory environment in order to
ensure hospital compliance with requirements.
15. Maintains current knowledge of scope and standards of practice, healthcare
legislation, and population health.
16. Identifies opportunities to initiate operational change within facility using
evidence-based strategies and solutions.
17. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are
considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities
Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential
functions.

Job Qualification

Bachelors of Science Degree, required. Masters, preferred. (Bachelors or
Master’s degree must be in nursing)
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York
State, required.
Specialized certifications, as needed.
6-10 years of nursing experience and 5-7 years of leadership/management
experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of
potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for
this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the
future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several
factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service
line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated
contracts, budget and internal equity).