Director of Behavioral Health Nursing is accountable for providing safe and reliable patient care in accordance to JSH policy and procedure, CMS standards and regulations and Joint Commission standards and regulations.
Functional Demands
Inclement Weather: Essential
Physical Demands: Regularly (R), Periodically (P), Essential (E) or Non-Essential (NE)
Vision (Corrected/Normal): (R)
Colored Vision: (R)
Hearing (Corrected/Normal): (R)
Sense of Touch: (R)
Sense of Smell: (R)
Finger Dexterity: (R)
Temperature Discrimination: (R)
Clear Oral Communication: (R)
Pushing: (R)
Lifting: (R)
Lifting (Floor to Waist): (R)
Lifting—12” to waist: (R)
Lifting—Waist to Shoulders: (R)
Lifting—Shoulder to Overhead: (P)
Reaching Overhead: (P)
Reaching Forward: (R)
Carrying: (R)
Standing: (R)
Sitting: (R)
Squatting: (R)
Stooping: (R)
Walking: (R)
Running: (P)
Stairs (Ascending/Descending): (R)
Turning (Head/Neck): (R)
Repetitive Leg/Arm Movement: (R)
Use of Foot or Hand Controls: (R)
Organizational Expectations
- Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
- Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
- Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience.
- Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
- Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
- Maintains compliance with organization's policies for handling confidential patient information.
- Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information.
- Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization.
- Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, and local requirements, and TJC standards and/or standards from other accrediting bodies.
Non-Essential Functions
- Other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions
The Director of Behavioral Health Nursing is responsible for:
- Assisting the Director of Clinical Services-Behavioral Health in promoting and maintaining quality patient care through effective leadership on his/her assigned unit(s).
- Oversight of RN related duties and RN staffing.
- Oversight of CNA/MHT related duties and CNA/MHT staffing.
- Fostering a service consistent with the patient care beliefs and shared management philosophy of the department.
- Consulting with patient/families through primary nurse request, direct family request or direct assessment of patient/family response to hospitalization.
- Assessing patient/significant other survey responses regarding nursing care and services.
- Coordinating activities and schedules, disseminating information, and promoting a positive working environment for staff, physician, LIP's and ancillary departments.
- Holding staff accountable for following JSMC policy/procedure, CMS standards and regulations and JC standards and regulations.
- Completing all patient chart checks as required by CMS.
- Accurately reporting physician services for billing purposes.
- Alternating on-call responsibilities with Director of Clinical Services - Behavioral Health, alternating a week on/week off and alternating holidays as agreed upon.
- Conducting him/herself in a professional and positive manner.
- Mentoring staff and validating staff performance.
- Attending and participating in meetings/committees for process and performance improvement.
- Assisting in oversight of the intake of referrals and Psychiatric Intake/Referral Assessment Worksheet.
- Acting as Department Director in absence of Director of Clinical Services-Behavioral Health.
- Supervising staff members who provide direct patient care.
- Following the hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
- Practicing within the scope of the license.
- Utilizing critical thinking skills.
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