Assistant Director of Nursing - Riverside, United States - Telecare Corporation

Telecare Corporation

Verified Company

Riverside, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams.

Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

As part of the Telecare family, the Riverside County Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) is licensed as a 79-bed sub-acute residential program located in Riverside, CA.

The program provides longer-term mental health recovery services 24/7/365 within a supportive, structured, and secure inpatient environment designed to help clients prepare to move to the community and/or lower levels of care.

Full Time; AM 8:00 am - 4:30 pm and may require a weekend day; Monday - Friday
Expected starting wage range is $105, $130, Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges.

The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed.

Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

***Under the guidance of the Director of Nursing (DON), the ADON is responsible for activities and functions related to the administration of members served care systems and members served care in nursing areas and departments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
Assists in planning, organizing, directing and controlling nursing services
Collaborates with DON in developing departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures; organizes the department to meet legal, organizational and medical staff guidelines; and functions in an advisory capacity to the administrator in evaluating procedural changes as they relate to care of members served
Makes use of management practices that include empowerment of staff, the provision of clear and concise expectations regarding duties assigned employees, frequent feedback focusing on both positive and problematic aspects of work performance and other management practices that are consistent with Continuous Quality Improvement
Promotes and maintains professional and effective relationships and communications within the department and with other departments
Collaborates with other administrative staff in strategic planning activities with the goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the facility
Works within established staffing requirements and recommends to DON the numbers and classifications of personnel to be employed
Participates in the recruitment, selection and when necessary disciplinary action within the Nursing Department.
Partners with DON to implement the safety program and actively participates in reducing workers' compensation claims
Adheres to standards for procurement of supplies and equipment for the department
Assists in managing the Nursing Department within allocated budgetary parameters and participates in the development of the fiscal budget
Ensures that the nursing department is in compliance with all related state, federal and local licensing regulations and requirements
Oversees and ensures medication management and infection control standards
Collaborates with leadership team and all departments on quality initiatives. Coordinates nursing services with other clinical and ancillary services. In the process of accomplishing this, promotes cost effective use of personnel, supplies and equipment
Participates and encourages participation from staff in activities, including professional and trade organizations, that promote mental health services
Promotes a "no force first" culture
Establishes and defines standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective care
Assesses the quality of care rendered by the Nursing Department and ensures sound practice
Establishes and maintains a comprehensive Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement program within the Nursing Department which includes frequent collaboration with other departments, employee education and a focus on monitoring departmental standards and actively removing barriers to the provision of high quality care
Is an active participant of all committees involving members served safety and nursing policies, practices and procedures
Assumes responsibility for her/his professional growth and the ongoing professional development of the nursing staff
Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have at least four (4) years of experience two (2) years in psychiatric nursing and two (2) year