Director of Nursing - PYR

Director of Nursing# Director of NursingPYR - Tacoma, WA 98405## Overview Salary Range$ - $ Salary/year

Level Management Position  Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  LevelRNCategory

Executive## Description
** Full Time****$120,000 - $160,000 annual salary
**** Pearl Youth Residence
** Some evening and weekend work required

Comprehensive Life Resources is looking for a qualified Nursing Director to join our youth residential facility in Tacoma, WA.
** We Offer
- ** Medical, Dental, and Vision with 100% paid premiums for employees. 11 paid holidays, 403(b)-retirement plan, Life Insurance, Long term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (up to 6 consultations per year), Mileage reimbursement, Tuition Assistance, Paid Sick leave and Vacation, Bereavement Leave, Student Loan Repayment, and Continuing Education Assistance. All benefits contingent on working a scheduled 40hrs a week.
** Function:
** The Nursing Director provides strategic leadership and executive oversight of all nursing and medical services at Pearl Youth Residence (CLIP), ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, neuro-affirming, and trauma-informed care for adolescents in a residential behavioral health setting. The Nursing Director partners with organizational leadership to advance care quality, ensure patient safety, optimize outcomes, and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and evidence-based practice.

** Responsibilities:
*** Provide strategic and operational leadership for all nursing and medical services, ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality, trauma-informed care in a residential behavioral health setting.
* Establish and maintain clinical standards of practice, ensuring alignment with evidence-based care and organizational expectations.
* Ensure adherence to evidence-based practices and supporting staff during high-acuity and crisis situations, offering direct clinical oversight including emergency medication administration.
* Work closely with the Medical Director to align nursing and psychiatric services, ensuring continuity of care across the full treatment continuum, including admission, treatment, and discharge transitions.
* Ensure organizational compliance and survey readiness, maintaining alignment with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
* Drive accountability for clinical documentation integrity, incident management, and corrective action planning.
* Oversee infection prevention, safety, and Environment of Care programs, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and organizational risk management priorities.
* Lead workforce strategy for nursing services, including staffing models, recruitment, retention, and succession planning.
* Develop and oversee nursing staff performance and engagement, including onboarding, training, competency validation, and performance management.
* Champion quality improvement and performance outcomes, utilizing data and key indicators to drive clinical excellence and continuous improvement.
* Partner with executive and program leadership to align medical services with organizational goals, support integrated care delivery, and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration.
* Ensure clinical leadership and support across a 24-hour, 7-day residential program, establishing systems, on-call structures, and leadership presence to maintain consistent care, staff support, and clinical decision-making at all times.
* In addition to the above, perform other duties as assigned.
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* Competencies:

*** Demonstrates ability to assess and document urgent and ongoing medical issues associated with residents
* Demonstrates ability to assess and document urgent and ongoing medical issues associated with residents
* Strong medical knowledge and familiarity with common and diverse medical conditions
* Strong clinical decision and triaging related to urgent medical issues
* Knowledge of psychiatric and behavioral health treatment for youth Leadership, supervision, and team development
* Regulatory and compliance expertise
* Effective communication and collaboration
* Ability to work in a fast-paced residential treatment environment
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