Director of Nursing; DON

Director of Nursing

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital located in Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides comprehensive psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We are proud to be a teaching facility and have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for close to 40 years!

The Director of Nursing (DON) will be a key member of the hospital's Senior Leadership Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric nursing strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective health care is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements.

The DON will participate in the hospital's strategic planning and contributes to the achievement of institutional goals and objectives.

Total Rewards for our Senior Leaders include:
Annual incentive plan, relocation support, tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University, in-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency, transition-to-practice orientation, career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations! Diverse programming to expand your experience, healthstream 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.

Job Requirements:

Current license to practice professional nursing in KY. Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a CCNE accredited nursing program required;
Master of Science in Nursing strongly preferred. Must have a minimum of 4 years nursing and supervisory/administrative experience. Must be familiar with The Joint Commission and other regulatory parties. Demonstrated working knowledge of behavioral health nursing clinical practices and management. Ability to plan, direct, and monitor others' activities with demonstrated leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.

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