Assistant Director of Nursing Services

# Assistant Director of Nursing Services Boise, ## Overview Salary Range $51.25 - $51.25 Hourly## Description
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities** (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)
* Coordinate scheduling and staff assignments to ensure that sufficient staff is available to meet the needs of the patients and acuity level of the census.
* Obtain and maintain staff to meet the needs of the hospital.
* Train and educate staff as necessary to maintain current certifications and development.
* Implement nursing policies and procedures that nursing staff can follow that meet regulatory requirements.
* Maintain admissions and transfers that meet psychiatric acute care criteria for our hospital and our capability/capacity.
* Coordinate with staff scheduler, scheduling of all psychiatric technicians and nurses. At least 2 weeks of the master schedule will be placed at nurses’ station to allow adequate time for staff to review and make changes as necessary.
* Ensure that staff are following the policies and procedures by auditing charts 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after the patient gets admitted.
* Ensure that licensed nurses are properly checking for medication errors and provider orders are completed by auditing night R.N. 24-hour chart checks periodically throughout the week.
* Attend all treatment team meetings and ensure all treatment plans are individualized and include nursing concerns, infection control issues, main psychiatric problem, and discharge planning.
* Coordinate communication between departments, providers, and administrator.
* On-call for any incidents that occur including but not limited to: falls, medication errors, violence, property damage, staff injuries, and restraints (chemical, physical). The safety of staff, patients and property must always be ensured.
* On-call for nursing shortages to ensure staff coverage for the hospital.
* Collect nursing shift assignment sheets and room safety checks to provide monthly data for quality assurance and process improvement.
* Assist charge nurse in daily activities as necessary to control the milieu.
* Hold an all-staff meeting monthly and save minutes on hard drive for all employees to access.
* Maintain an educational binder for any new processes, forms, policies/procedures to train staff.
** Benefits offered:
*** Medical Benefits
* Dental Benefits
* Vision Benefits
* Flexible Spending Account
* Health Savings Account
* Life Insurance, AD&D - Company Paid
* Short Term Disability
- Company Paid
* Long Term Disability
* Supplemental Life Insurance
* 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional or ROTH) with Company Funded
*** company match up to 6%
**** Retirement and Financial Planning Services
* Shift differential incentives
* Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
* We provide professional development to enhance various skills, certifications, and continuing education
* Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us and have opportunities
* Paid Time Off (amount depends on years of service)
* Sick Leave for part-time staff* (11) Paid Holidays
* Tuition reimbursement program
* Commuter Mileage Incentive
* Cell phone reimbursement
* Clinical Supervision
* Wellness Program reimbursement
* Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being## Qualifications
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* Required:

*** R.N. BSN or Diploma with prior experience (5 years minimum)
* R.N. MSN within 2 years.
* 2 years of supervisory experience
* Must pass a background check