RMHRC Director of Inpatient Nursing

Hampton, Virginia

Overview
Works under the supervision of the Chief Nursing Office to provide clinical and administrative supervision for all Inpatient Nurse Managers at Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center. The Director is responsible for leadership, oversight and strategic direction of all inpatient acute units at RMHRC. The Inpatient nurse director is responsible for ensuring evidenced based, high-quality care while also ensuring operational excellence. The Director will also focus on ensuring a safe workplace, good throughput, and team member satisfaction. This position works closely with the interdisciplinary team to enhance patient and team member safety and ensure RMHRC is a top performing behavioral health hospital.

What you will do

• Demonstrates good judgment in staffing/patient care needs and makes good decisions. Communicates and documents appropriately, changes in staffing/patient care, sick callouts, etc. Makes calls to fill vacancies. Holds staff accountable. Documents concerns/issues to Managers and Directors as appropriate.
• Directs the administration and operation of the Inpatient departments efficiently and in a professional manner. Notifies administrator on-call/management team appropriately as directed by hospital procedure. Collects information and statements as appropriate. Notifies appropriate management staff of any concerns. Rounds frequently on inpatient nursing units.
• Demonstrates positive nursing leadership skills through supportive behaviors that include developing/educating staff on policies/procedures/best practices/strategic goals. Serves as a role model. Looks for ways to help coach and mentor others. Professional in interactions and discourages gossip. Makes expectations clear with a positive, professional demeanor.
• Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks to facilitate quality patient care and ensure all patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Empowers team members and gives sound direction for prioritizing and improving workflows.
• Recognizes and reports variances and provides resolutions. Investigates nursing errors, complaints concerning nursing care, patient/visitor accidents and coaches/educates personnel at the time of occurrences of when error is discovered as appropriate. Enters rCare and CHRIS reports in a timely manner
• Rounds on all units and provides assistance in planning nursing care and evaluating effectiveness of care, problem solving, interpreting nursing policies and patient room assigning. Monitors staff and assignments. Ensures staff are in appropriate locations.
• Maintains awareness of DNV, CMS (Centers for Medicare Services) and other required quality and safety measures and provide Nursing Leadership team with the information needed to maintain compliance with standards. Participates in strategic planning and quality initiatives. Create an environment that facilitates the team to initiate actions that produce results. Facilitates Quality & Risk Management initiatives to develop and measure the effectiveness of patient safety and patient satisfaction. Leader and role model in the application of nursing governance and evidence-based practice. Continuously improves the delivery and outcomes of comprehensive, quality, personalized care in accordance with patient safety standards, standards of excellence and the Riverside Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Required)
• Masters Degree, Nursing or Healthcare related field (Required)

Experience

• 3-4 years Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment and/or acute inpatient experience (Required)
• 3-4 years Nursing Leadership (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)
• ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.