Director of Nursing (DON)

About Unity Psychiatric Care

Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of Franklin, Tennessee-based American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals in Memphis, Clarksville, Columbia, and Martin, Tennessee, as well as in Huntsville and Bridgeport, Alabama. These hospitals specialize in treating patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis or behavioral disturbances, including those caused by dementia. Services will include a full range of diagnostic evaluation and behavioral health treatments. For more information, visit UnityPsych.com . 

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JOB SUMMARY:
The Director of Nursing (RN) is responsible for providing leadership, management, and oversight of all nursing staff as they provide psychiatric care. The DON must lead by example and be capable of providing direct patient care in an exemplary manner. This position is responsible for providing clinical oversight for the day-to-day operations of the hospital and for teaching and supervising other mental healthcare workers.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation; including but not limited to:
• Oversee nursing staff to ensure physicians’ orders are followed and carried out, assessments are completed and treatment plans are initiated and updated
• Ensure patient goals are achieved
• Recruit, orient and develop RNs, LPNs, MHTs, CNAs to provide state-of-the-art psychiatric care
• Provide meaningful insight and daily direction to the hospital operation as a reliable, engaged and enthusiastic member of the hospital leadership team
• Serve as a patient and family advocate to ensure ethical, moral and quality care is provided to each patient
• Represent the hospital and parent company in the community and state as a respected, recognized leader
• Serve as the chief hospital leader in the absence of the administrator
• Other duties as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Excellent leadership and judgement skills
• Punctuality, reliability
• Successful completion of required training
• Handle multiple priorities effectively
• Independent discretion/decision making
• Make decisions under pressure
• Position may require flexible hours, unscheduled overtime or occasional week-end work
• Travel may be required
Required Computer Software/Equipment used:
• Various operating systems
• Standard office equipment
• Microsoft Suite applications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience:
o Clinical nursing experience in an acute psychiatric hospital, required
o Management, leadership experience over nursing unit or hospital, preferred
• Education/License/Certification(s):
o Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a Registered Nursing Degree
o BSN degree preferred
o Psychiatric Nurse Certification preferred
o Current state Registered Nursing license
o Current CPR Certification
o Current CPI Certification

COMPANY COMPETENCIES:
• Respect – We treat people as they want to be treated, showing regard for their rights and privacy
• Integrity – We emphasize honesty, fairness, and doing the right thing even when no one is watching
• Teamwork – We work collaboratively to improve processes, resolve problems and reward results
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standards, aspiring to zero defects in every task
• Compassion – We respond to those who need help with sensitivity and a positive attitude
• Professionalism – We perform our duties with skill, good judgement and politeness

JOB COMPETENCIES:
1. Analytical Thinking: Able to gather and analyze data and reach appropriate conclusion; solves problems in a timely manner. Use logic and reasoning to identify changes in patients’ conditions and determine the correct plan of action.
2. Customer and Personal Service: Possesses good interpersonal skills while dealing with emotional or difficult situations; responds promptly to customer’s needs. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing personal services, including needs assessment; meeting quality standards.
3. Accountability: Accepts responsibility for own decisions, actions and results; able to maintain dependable behavior in times of crisis or complexity.
4. Attendance: Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered; returns from lunch and breaks appropriately; arrives at meetings on time; notifies supervisor of pending absences.
5. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and persuasively; listens and receives clarification.
6. Ethical Behavior: Upholds organizational values and abides by state and federal regulations; maintains confidentiality of HIPAA information; treats others with respect.
7. Initiative: Seeks increased responsibility; sets self-improvement goals linked to the organizational goals.
8. Job and Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates knowledge of the position and industry; seeks additional information.
9. Productivity and Quality of Work: Maintains high level of performance while demonstrating commitment to accuracy and thoroughness.
10. Teamwork: Displays ease working with others; contributes ideas and skills to team; puts success of team above own interests. Communicates with co-workers at all levels to adequately meet the needs of patients.

SCOPE AND LEVEL OF WORK:
• Complexity: Duties assigned may be of substantial intricacy. Work assignment is performed within an established framework under general instructions but requires simultaneous coordination of assigned functions or projects in various stages of completion.
• Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.
• Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, defended, and gathered and discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received: Performs work with supervisory oversight. Under general supervision, the employee receives assignments and is expected to carry them through to completion with substantial independence. Work is reviewed for adherence to instructions, accuracy, completeness, and conformance to standard practice or precedent. Recurring work clearly covered by guidelines may or may not be reviewed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES:
• Accomplish department objectives by supervising staff; establish goals for performance; set deadlines in compliance with company's plans and vision
• Develop personal growth opportunities; provide constructive feedback and coaching
• Organize workflow; ensure employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Monitor employee productivity; provide constructive feedback and coaching
• Maintain staff by recruiting, orienting, and training employees
• Occasionally needs manager’s direction due to extraordinary circumstances

WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Audio-Visual: Good
• Hearing: Good
• Ability to lift to 40 pounds
• Subject to standing, walking, and sitting
• Work is typically performed in a standard office environment; well-lit; comfortable temperature-controlled; above-average conversational noise is frequent

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SAFETY EXPECTATIONS:
• Work safely and follow safety rules
• Report unsafe working conditions and behaviors
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
This Organization is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state, and local laws. This Organization will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made.

Licenses & Certifications

• Registered Nurse

• CPR Certification
• CPI Certification

Equal Opportunity Employer
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