Director of Nursing
Plum Creek Recovery Ranch, United States
Job Description
Plum Creek Recovery Ranch is a 46 bed residential treatment facility for substance use disorders. Located on 200 acres of ranch land inLockhart, Texas. Come grow with us as we open a premier treatment center.
The Director of Nursing has 24-hour accountability for the quality and efficiency of the department’s nursing care. Responsible for maintaining staffing within the productivity standard and when variances occur. The DON is responsible for the clinical practice of nursing which includes directing all services provided by the Nursing Services Department. As a member of senior management this position ensures the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, programs and services consistent with the facility's goals and objectives, and actively participates in a leadership role by consulting with facility management in designing and providing total patient care and services. Has a good working knowledge of various psychiatric diagnoses and is a resource for nurses and CD technicians. Provides staff education, coaching, counseling, and evaluations within the department. The DON works in collaboration with all departments throughout the facility.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Consistently supports the facility’s Spirit of Serving Standards, in line with the Mission, Vision and Values of Plum Creek Recovery Ranch.
- Follows the guidelines related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI).
- Promotes a culture of safety for patients and Associates through proper identification, proper reporting, documentation and prevention of medical errors in a non-punitive environment.
- Maintains staffing within productivity standards and investigates variances and reports findings in a timely fashion. Adjusts staffing for acuity and unusual situations.
- Monitors and trends Performance Improvement activities and makes suggestions for improvements as needed. Appropriately involves the nursing staff in this process.
- Ensures nursing staff is educated about policy changes and performance expectations.
- Participates on committees outside the department and represents the department in a professional manner.
- Interviews, hires, and supervises designated staff members. Maintain, track and trend the productivity of employees.
- Completes weekly and monthly work schedules in accordance with budget and to ensure adequate staffing levels and minimal overtime. Reports labor variances.
- Performs employee evaluations in a timely manner, utilizing standard trended individual and department performance measures. Ensure competencies are met and competency checklists are appropriately maintained.
- Working knowledge of the capital and budgetary process.
- Supports, reviews, and understands CMS/TJC/TXHHS compliance activities and expectations. departmental compliance with regulatory standards.
- Actively engaged in cost control with regard to quality outcomes without compromise to patient safety or quality of care.
- Trains staff in various required competencies, including Red Cross BLS/CPR training.
- Supportive of the compliance program set forth by the hospital and demonstrated by:
-Upholds the Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance.
-Adheres to dealing appropriately and fairly with employee misconduct.
-Enforces all compliance policies as they pertain to his/her/their area.
-Provides and assures timely compliance education as requested by the Compliance Officer and/or through corporate initiatives.
-Investigates customer service issues and incidents; facilitates positive outcomes and education.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledgeable of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental health and regulations pertaining to psychiatric nursing and the treatment of the mentally and emotionally disturbed patients. Theories, principles, and techniques of group and individual psychotherapy. Symptoms and behavior patterns of emotionally disturbed mentally ill patients.
- Knowledge and clinical skills in diagnosis and treatment of mental health, professional nursing principles, procedures, and techniques used in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients, social, psychological, and physical factors of mental and emotional disorders, medical and psychological terminology, medications, including psychotropic drugs, and effects on psychiatric patients. Control, preparation and administration of medications.
- Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures; interventions common to acute psychotic as well as non-violent crises intervention practice, medical and psychiatric emergency procedures.
- Basic knowledge of behavioral health and addiction termin