Director of Nursing

• Current Ohio licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Associates Degree in Nursing, Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• Minimum 7 years of nursing experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a nursing supervisory role
• Scope of nursing practice includes chemical dependency, dual diagnosis and psychiatric nursing
• Familiarity with nurse recruitment and retention
• Able to oversee infection control/management, etc. for the organization as a whole
• Knowledge of Joint Commission standards and ability to prepare organization for all appropriate accreditation site visits.
• Current CPR certification

The Director of Nursing (DON) provides leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for all nursing services within a detoxification and residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program. The DON is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to clients experiencing substance withdrawal, co-occurring mental health disorders, and addiction-related medical conditions. This role oversees nursing operations, staffing, regulatory compliance, quality improvement initiatives, medication management, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support client recovery and treatment outcomes.

• Review chart documentation for clarity, accuracy, and content and initiate corrective action as needed.
• Works in collaborations with Quality Assurance Committee
• Develop goals and objectives for all medical staff and programs, including daily census goals and AMA rate reduction.
• Promote a healthy environment through daily contact for each medical unit and throughout the organization, implementing a Team Problem Solving Procedure.
• Recruit, hire, orient, train, supervise, and evaluate nursing personnel.
• Foster a culture of accountability, professionalism, and compassionate care.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching and corrective action as needed.
• Identify educational needs and coordinate ongoing staff development programs.
• Maintain competency programs related to detoxification protocols, withdrawal assessment tools, emergency response, and behavioral health nursing.
• Ensure completion of reports to funding sources (i.e. ADAMHS Board and Lorrain County)
• Keep CEO updated and informed on current departmental activities, plans and developments through both oral and written reports.
• Assist the agency’s Senior Staff in keeping organizational Policies & Procedures updated.
• Provide assistance to the Admissions Department in determining appropriateness for admissions as needed.
• Work cooperatively with other departments to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.
• Remain abreast of current nursing standards through written periodicals, by attending workshops and seminars.
• Ensure departmental compliance with Stella Maris’s policies and procedures, Joint Commission standards, and Ohio MHAS, as well as other accrediting bodies as required.
• Promotes the Stella Maris philosophy of treatment.
• Oversees response to all medical emergencies across the campus and educates staff as needed.
• Orders all medications and narcotics stocked in bulk across the campus
• Audits the Pharmacy and Lab bills and creates POs for each invoice.
• Manages and creates schedules for all medical interns, PA students and PG2 residents, creating a well-rounded teaching experience in all levels of care.
• Completes an annual risk analysis for the agency related the education and the policies and procedures of infection control in collaboration with safety captain and quality assurance staff.
• Available to the medical staff after hours to address significant concerns and to provide directives and/or help solve problems.
• Works the Medical Director and the staff physicians to problem-solve issues related to patient care as identified by direct care staff.
• Works with the Medical Director to create and adjust all medical protocols for the Detox, Residential, Ambulatory, Mat and MAR programs
• Works with the Medical Director to ensure all medical care requirements for clients are met in a timely manner and in accordance with Stella Maris’s Policies and Procedures.
• Needs to establish and maintain a working relationship…