Director of Nursing

Why You Will Love Working With Us! At Lifeskills Behavioral Health, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for mental health disorders and behavioral health conditions. Since everyone has different experiences with mental health disorders, mental health therapies must be equally unique to address those diverse needs. Working with qualified doctoral level clinicians at Lifeskills gives individuals the opportunity to develop personalized mental health treatment plans that address their needs and help them take the next step in their recovery. Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team, and our team is committed to our clients! What we offer Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence Multiple Career Development Pathways Company Supported Continuing Education and Certification Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available Flexible Dental and Vision Plan Options 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan) 100% Company Paid Life and ADD 401K with Company Match Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, and DSA Tax Savings Accounts Generous Team Member Referral Program Parental Leave How You Will Make a Difference The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for coordinating and supervising the facility’s nursing staff. This position is responsible for ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The Director of Nursing provides direct client care, takes physician orders, prepares, and administers resident medications, and coordinates outside diagnostic or medical services as ordered by the physician. This position will serve as the Infection Control Designee. Essential Responsibilities Provides leadership and supervision to the nursing team, to include hiring, training, coaching and performance management. Oversees and performs daily vital signs/glucose monitoring of clients. Oversees medical issues daily and report issues to Nurse Practitioner as needed. Oversees and performs medication distribution and documentation. Orders medication and ensures proper delivery from pharmacy. Works with insurance companies on patient medications, completes insurance forms, and calls as needed. Oversees and performs blood draws, following up on lab values as needed. Takes medication orders from MD/NP conducts daily medication order follow up. Maintains medical supply inventory, places supply orders as needed. Coordinates external client medical appointments with team members. Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required timeframes. Ensures effective communication between medical/nursing staff, medical vendors, and C.N.A team. Provides medication management and oversite ensuring accurate accounting of medication charting/procedures/training for all nursing staff. Works closely with registered dietitians on client weight restoration needs/issues. Monitors all labs/EKGs/other tests and communicating results with medical providers. Oversees all pharmacy paperwork/forms-includes controlled substances. Oversees infection control program and quarantine program for staff/clients. Maintains biohazard accounts and procedures, ensuring team members are trained on and adhere to infection control procedures. Additional Responsibilities Conducts occasional reviews with insurance companies. Coordinates and oversees administration of annual vaccines. Responsible for being on-call as scheduled.

What We're Seeking

Position requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, active state Registered Nurse license, and 5+ years of experience Nursing/Clinical Experience. Experience in a residential psychiatric/mental health setting is strongly preferred. Must maintain current CPI, CPR/1st Aid/ AED certification.

Lifeskills provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Lifeskills reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”