Director of Nursing
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Mental Health Nurse, Director of Nursing, Nursing Home
Director of Nursing
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States
$ - $ (US Dollar)
About the job Director of Nursing
About Us
We are a Behavioral Health group specializing in mental health and co-occurring issues. Our facility strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based treatment, medical staff, and licensed therapists. Our mission is to help those that are struggling with the tools to recover, regain control and live healthy, happy lives without the burden of substance abuse. We are currently searching for an experienced Director of Nursing to join our team.
Primary Function
Provides strategic leadership for inpatient unit and outpatient clinic. Manages Nursing and to ensure appropriate care for assigned patients.
Join Our Team
The Director of Nursing is a vital member of the Nursing component of the System of Care. The Director of Nursing is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of clients as they go through the detox/residential process. The Director of Nursing is responsible for all Nursing related services for each client. They are also involved in ongoing monitoring and evaluation to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of client care.
In addition, they are involved with the development and evaluation of nursing unit personnel, and maintains the optional medical aspects of the client care unit.
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefit package including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, PTO and more!
Responsibilities
- Direct, oversee and evaluate all nursing personnel (registered nurses, LPN etc.)
- Guide staffing procedures - recruitment, interview, offer, hire and discipline.
- Set objectives and long-term goals for the nursing department
- Organize and coordinate admission, nursing and patient care procedures
- Develop and enforce policies aiming for legal compliance and high quality standards
- Control budgets and monitor expenditures
- Resolve issues and deficiencies when needed
- Manage record-keeping procedure
- Collaborate with other departments and professionals to streamline operation
- Report to upper management
- Attend executive member meetings and conduct and implement departmental meetings
- Performs a full range of nursing services including assessing, planning, administering and
- evaluating patient care in accordance with team treatment plans.
- Conduct and document a thorough assessment of each patients medical status upon admission and
- throughout the patients course of treatment.
- Administers medical treatment as prescribed by the physician.
- Attend and participate in clinical team conferences regarding patient progress, problems and needs..
- Oversees medication reconciliation along with reviewing and sign off on medication incident reports.
- Conducts Utilization Review as needed.
- Documents and reports patient progress to the treatment team.
- Act in compliance with Red Rock Recovery Centers regulatory, accreditation and
- professional standards and guidelines.
- Oversees for RRRC Infection Control and other assigned Quality Assurance/Performance
- Improvement programs, complete with required documentation.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to perform Nursing and behavioral assessments using appropriate framework.
- Demonstrated skill in the delivery of patient care as a member of a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team.
- Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis.
- Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plan and actively involving patients,
- family and the therapeutic team.
- Skill in setting priorities, organizing workload to effectively administer direct patient care.
- Ability to work effectively with stress and in crisis situations.
- Performs peer reviews for Red Rock Recovery clients
- Assist and participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Assist patients with meals as needed.
- In collaboration with the Clinical Director, oversees the psycho educational nursing group curriculum and
- ensures groups are facilitated by appropriate nursing staff.
- Work with staff on discharging patients when goals are met.
- Initiating care plans and goal setting to adhere to treatment planning standards.
- Carry out all written…
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