Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Director of Nursing - Psych Acute

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 11

Full-timeKansas City, MO, USA$97.5k - $136.4k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current and valid Registered Nurse license is required.
A bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience providing psychiatric nursing care to people with mental illness are required, or equivalent education and experience in this area in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.
At least two years of management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs are required.
A current BLS certificate is required upon hire and must be maintained.
Working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards is required.
Knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment is required.
Verbal, written, and management skills are required.

Responsibilities

Assume 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions.
Supervise, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the delivery of patient care.
Develop and implement programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
Supervise and evaluate all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health programs, effectively use employee resources, and manage time responsibilities for the unit; report directly to the CNO, Administrator, or CEO.
Communicate in writing and verbally with staff, physicians, and administration.
Develop and administer comprehensive Behavioral Health programming that responds to patient demographic needs and supports the organization's mission, philosophy, and goals.
Integrate Behavioral Health Services into the continuum of care as appropriate to facility needs, and provide leadership, direction, and clinical supervision in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.

Desired Qualifications

A master's degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing is preferred.

Overview

Salary: $97,468 – $136,448 Annually
Schedule: Full-Time | Days | 40 Hours Weekly
Department: Behavioral Health

Responsibilities

The Director of Behavioral Health is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions.
Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO/Administrator/CEO.
Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally.
Develops and administers comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the patient demographic needs and support the organization’s overall mission, philosophy, and goals. Integrates the Behavioral Health Services’ into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and objectives

Qualifications

Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse Licensure.
Master's degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing, (preferred)
Must have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric nursing providing care to the mentally ill, or be qualified by education and experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.
Must have minimum of two (2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs.
Must have BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Must have working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
Must have knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment
Must have excellent verbal, written, and management skills.LI-CA1

Pay Transparency

Salary: $97,468 – $136,448 Annually

Employment Status

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $2.2B
Headquarters: Ontario, CA
Founded: 2001

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