Divisional Director of Nursing Services

Divisional Director of Nursing Services - Behavioral Health Division Responsibilities

• Facilitates and coordinates a review of all nursing related standards of care to ensure that all nursing processes are current and compliant with state and federal nursing standards of practice.
• Develops training material for orientation of nursing leaders and training opportunities related to nursing care and practice.
• Assures that the facility is compliant with all regulations pertaining to nursing, staffing, medication management and infection control on a federal, state and local level.
• Sets expectations, develops plans, and manages processes to assess measure and improve the quality of nursing care.
• Seeks methods to improve current nursing practices by advocating the use of evidence-based practices. Assists in the identification of high risk, problem prone nursing issues and proposes solutions to address these system practices.
• May be asked to investigate, in collaboration with the hospital, any nursing quality concerns such as those received from the state and federal agencies. Assists in preparing in collaboration with appropriate nursing and hospital personnel responses and plans of correction as necessary within designated time frame.
• Conducts analysis of staffing plans to ensure local staffing grids are appropriate to the population in treatment and to support nurse retention.
• Collaborates with CEOs, Group Directors and VPs on any identified nursing related issues and offers plans for correction as required.

• Travel in this role can be extensive, with up to 80‑85% of your time dedicated to traveling to and supporting our facilities nationwide.

• Paid Holidays
• Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
• In‑house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition‑to‑Practice Orientation (20 CEUs)
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Pet Insurance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website:

• Five to ten years of regulatory/accreditation experience in a free‑standing mental health hospital setting, with a working knowledge of regulatory standards, team development, clinical services and quality tools (preferably healthcare).
• Clinical nursing degree required, master’s degree required.
• Knowledge of performance improvement principles including data analysis required.
• Knowledge of risk management principles required.
• Knowledge of psychiatric clinical programming required.
• Experience with residential treatment environment and regulations preferred.
• This position requires regional & national travel, 2‑3 weeks per month.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.)

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To learn more before applying, please contact Scott Errickson, Divisional Director - Clinical Recruitment at  and by phone at .