FBC Director of Nursing

**Company Mission/ statement:** Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. **Comprehensive Benefits Package:** - Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - Health Spending Account - Company-Paid Life Insurance - Short Term Disability - 401(k) - Paid Holidays - Paid Vacation and Sick Leave - Employee Assistant Program - Referral Bonus Opportunities - Extensive Internal Training Program **Pay Scale:** $100k-$103k **Summary:** A Director of Nursing (DON) oversees nursing staff, manages patient care quality, and ensures compliance with healthcare regulations while leading the nursing department strategically. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** - Leadership and management of all FBC nursing staff. Direct and supervise all FBC nursing staff, including indirect administrative responsibility for Centralized nursing staff. Responsible to monitor, maintain and ensure standards of patient care. Establish, implement, and update nursing policies, procedures, and standards of care to comply with local, state, and federal regulations. Lead continuous quality improvement initiatives, participate in facility surveys, and collaborate with committees to address deficiencies and enhance patient outcomes. Develop long and short term goals for the nursing department to align nursing services with organizational objectives and contribute to overall healthcare facility strategy. Provide 24/7 consultation to nursing staff. Pharmacy coordination and oversight. - Participates in regularly scheduled oversight meetings to consult on and update the Medical Director and Chief Program Officer on nurses' status/issues. Participate in budgeting and planning activities. - Remains updated on current nursing trends/ policies/ procedures and ensures all FBC nurses and medication aides are up to date. - Provides direct nursing services when needed due to vacancies or emergencies. - Any other duties as assigned by management. **Special Attributes:** Strong psychosocial, clinical assessment skills. Minimal supervision regarding use of time, able to prioritize work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively with professions and clients/families. Ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations. **Supervisory Responsibilities**: Directly responsible for administrative supervision of all FBC Nurses and indirect supervision to FBC Centralized nurses. Assist with direct clinical supervision of nursing and med tech staff. Provides input to CPO and center directors on administrative issues involving nursing staff. **Qualification Requirements:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **Education and/or Experience:** Licensed as RN in NC with minimum of BSN, MSN preferred. Prefer four years of experience in psychiatric nursing with minimum of 3 years supervisor/management experience. Actual work experience will be considered in addition to other requirement.